State v. . Ellerbe

Criminal prosecution tried upon indictment charging the defendant with the murder of Otis Leak.

Verdict: Guilty of manslaughter. Judgment: Imprisonment in the State's Prison for a term of not less than seven nor more than fifteen years.

The defendant appeals, assigning errors. This defendant was at the home of Martha Josephs on the night of 6 January, 1933. Otis Leak had been there and had left to get someone to take him and the defendant on a trip. Leak requested the defendant to remain there until he returned. While the defendant was waiting for Leak's return, Jesse Rogers came up "and…