After a 5-day Murder Trial, Brian Boeheim and Ciera Freeman were able to convince the jury that David Ellis did not murder Michael Shane Floyd with malice aforethought (premeditated), but instead the stab wound that ended Mr. Floyd's life was Manslaughter Due to Anger or Fear.
Although Mr. Ellis was sentenced to Life in prison, due to his prior criminal convictions, Mr. Ellis was happy that his version of the events was heard and that the jury refused to believe the lies that some witnesses tried to tell from the witness stand.
After the verdict, Mr. Ellis thanked both Mr. Boeheim and Ms. Freeman for their aggressive and thorough cross-examination of the State's witnesses in order to catch them in a series of fabrications and exaggerations.