Legal Opinion
Ronald Woods v. Richard L. Dugger
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 5, 1991No. 89-3420PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
This case is an appeal from the district court’s denial of Ronald Woods’ petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
This case arose out of a disturbance at the Union Correctional Institution in Union County, Florida on May 5, 1983. Woods and his co-defendant, Leonard Bean, attacked a number of correctional officers at the prison, including John Dennard. Woods, who was eighteen at the time, stabbed and killed Dennard.
Trial
On June 7, 1983, Woods and Bean were indicted for first degree murder. The joint trial began on September 26, 1983. On September 30,…
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