Hayes v. State

The appellant, Edgar Allen Hayes, was convicted of attempted murder, in violation of § 13A-4-2, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to life in prison.

The state's evidence tended to show that on June 24, 1992, the victim, Eddie James Yates, was shot in the legs and lower abdomen while walking home from a friend's house. The victim testified that the appellant approached him and asked him for money. After the victim refused to give him any money, the appellant ordered him to get on his knees. The victim was backing away from the appellant when the appellant shot him several times.

The…