Legal Opinion
Woods v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 10, 1989No. 98, September Term, 1988PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES E. ORTH, Jr., Retired Specially Assigned Judge.
A saga of revenge and murder for hire unfolds on this appeal. The principals are:
Michael Kevin Boyd, the victim, and abuser of his wife,
Jody Boyd, who offered a contract for the murder of her husband to
Michael Gregory Woods, who accepted the contract and assembled a hit team consisting of
Donald Dare, and
James Hayes, a youth 15 years of age, who turned State’s witness.
Jody Boyd decided that the best solution to her marital problems, marked by physical abuse inflicted by her husband, was to have him killed. She asked Woods to do the job,…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Hutto v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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