State v. Elmore

ROGERS, Justice.

Orville Elmore, Mrs. Frank Manley, and Roy Smith were jointly indicted for the murder of Ted Riser. Severances were granted to Mrs. Manley and Smith, and Elmore alone was placed on trial. When he was first tried, the jury being unable to agree, a mistrial was ordered. On his second trial defendant was found guilty of manslaughter, and under the conviction was sentenced to imprisonment at hard labor for a term of not less than thirteen and one-third years nor more than twenty years. From his conviction and sentence defendant prosecutes this appeal.

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