Elliott v. State

183 So.2d 805 (1966)

Scott ELLIOTT, alias Scotty Elliott

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 43801.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 14, 1966.

G.H. McLean, Bell & McBee, Greenwood, for appellant.

Joe T. Patterson, Atty. Gen., by R. Hugo Newcomb, Sr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

INZER, Justice:

Appellant, Scott Elliott, Otis Nester and Philip Bennett were jointly indicted by the Grand Jury of Leflore County for the murder of Cecil Floyd, Jr. Appellant was granted a severance and was tried and convicted of manslaughter. He was sentenced to serve a term of fifteen years in the state penitentiary,…