Legal Opinion

State v. Wood

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided October 9, 1998No. 21057, 22375PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON DENIAL OF REHEARING.

Substitute Opinion The Court’s Prior Opinion Dated June 19, 1998, is Hereby Withdrawn.

SCHROEDER, Justice.

This is an appeal of a death sentence imposed upon James Edward Wood on a plea of guilty for the murder of Jeralee Underwood, an eleven-year-old girl. Following imposition of the death sentence, Wood filed a petition for post-conviction relief which was denied. Wood appeals the dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief.

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BACKGROUND

Jeralee Underwood (Jeralee) resided in Pocatello, Idaho with her family. Oh June 29, 1993, James Wood (Wood) was visiting the…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Ake v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Godfrey v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Dunlap v. StateIdaho Supreme Court · 2004
  2. State v. SeversonIdaho Supreme Court · 2009
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  4. State v. Timothy Alan DunlapIdaho Supreme Court · 2013
  5. Leavitt v. AraveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004

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