Seay v. State

This is a petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of the Court of Criminal Appeals' reversal of Stanley G. Seay's conviction of assault with intent to murder Yolanda Moore. We reverse.

The basic facts involved in this appeal are set forth in the opinion of the Court of Criminal Appeals in Seay v. State,390 So.2d 7 (Ala.Cr.App. 1979). Pursuant to Rule 39 (k) of the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure, the State as petitioner adds the following additional facts: Seay's uncle, a lay witness, testified that Seay was insane in his opinion; and several of the State's lay witnesses stated…