Woods v. State

HOGAN, Judge.

A jury found Willard Russell Woods guilty of capital murder in violation of § 565.001, RSMo 1978, now repealed. Punishment was fixed at imprisonment for life without eligibility for parole or probation for 50 years pursuant to § 565.008, RSMo 1978, also now repealed. On direct appeal, Woods’ conviction was affirmed. State v. Woods, 639 S.W.2d 818 (Mo.1982). The background facts as recited in the reported opinion are that on August 13, 1979, the body of one Allen House was found in his pickup truck parked on a dirt and gravel lane off Route O south of Stark City, Missouri. House…