Seay v. State

This appellant was tried and convicted of murder in the first degree and was given the death penalty. The homicide and the defendant’s commission of same was established without dispute, and the only seriously controverted issue that was submitted to the jury was his insanity vel non at the time of the killing. The defendant offered much evidence tending to establish his insanity, including the opinion of several alienists or mental experts. The state, on the other hand, offered several nonexpert witnesses, who were acquainted with the defendant and who testified that he was sane. The state…