Personal Restraint Petition of Johnny Lee Lay, Jr.
- T.R. reported a sexual assault in 2007 and a DNA sample was taken. A decade later, the Seattle Police Department reopened the investigation, matched the DNA sample, and charged Johnnie Lay, Jr. with rape in the second degree. The jury found Lay guilty of rape in the second degree. Lay appealed and we affirmed his judgment and sentence in 2022. In 2023, Lay filed a personal restraint petition asserting among other things, that his right to a fair trial was violated by the State using false testimony to convict him, the State withheld favorable evidence, his defense counsel provided ineffective assistance, and newly discovered evidence warrants a new trial. COA #873733 King County Superior Court # 18-1-02364-1 SEA.