Legal Opinion
Casey Sheldon Woods v. State of Mississippi
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided March 1, 2018No. 2016–KA–01734–SCTPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. On August 25, 2015, Casey Woods was indicted on one count of first degree murder, stemming from the shooting of his girlfriend's estranged husband. Woods also was indicted on one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The counts were severed and the case proceeded to trial solely on the murder charge on September 22, 2016.
¶ 2. An Adams County jury found Woods guilty of second degree murder in violation of Mississippi Code Section 97-3-19(1)(b). The trial court sentenced Woods as a habitual offender under Mississippi Code Section 99-19-83 to…
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