Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Wood
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 13, 1998No. 1960659PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
A jury convicted Holly Wood of murder made capital because it was committed during the course of burglary in the first degree. See Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-5-40(a)(4). The jury, by a 10-2 vote, recommended the death sentence. The circuit court accepted the recommendation and imposed the death penalty. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Wood's conviction and sentence. Wood v. State, 715 So.2d 812 (Ala.Crim.App. 1996).
In his petition for the writ of certiorari, Wood has raised 26 issues for this Court's review; many of these were not presented to the Court of Criminal Appeals. This Court has…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Buchanan v. AngeloneSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Ex Parte KuenzelSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Chavers v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Wood v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
- Simmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
- Ex Parte BurgessSupreme Court of Alabama · 1998
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
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