'LAID IN STATE'?
OH POOR GBC, ARE YOU ALSO A VICTIM OF THIS GRAMMATICAL DISEASE CALLED 'LAID IN STATE'? OH NO I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. 

FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THE PHRASE 'LAID IN STATE' DOES NOT HAVE A PLACE IN STANDARD ENGLISH.

IT SHOULD BE EITHER 'LIE IN STATE'- SIMPLE PRESENT; 'LAY IN STATE'- SIMPLE PAST; 'LYING IN STATE'- PRESENT CONTINUOUS; OR 'LAIN IN STATE'- PAST PARTICIPLE.  PERIOD.