Talley v. State

Stanley Dexter Talley was indicted for, and convicted of, the offense of attempted murder. The appellant received a ten-year sentence which was suspended by the trial judge, provided the appellant spend two years at Frank Lee Correction Center and make restitution in the amount of $10,219.21.

On the evening of November 7, 1985, Jerald Talley, the appellant's nephew, was in the parking lot of McDonald's Restaurant on West Fairview Avenue in Montgomery, Alabama with a group of other young males. At some point, a dispute broke out between Jerald Talley and Myron Thomas. During the argument,…