Legal Opinion

Woodruff v. State

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided April 13, 2000No. C3-99-1074PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BLATZ, Chief Justice.

Appellant Aldrick L. Woodruff was convicted following a jury trial of one count of premeditated murder in the first degree under MinmStat. § 609.185(1) (1998). On the morning of July 14, 1993, shortly after appellant drove her to work at the Ken-wood Cleaners, appellant’s wife, Wanda Woodruff, 1 was shot in the head with a .22 caliber bullet.

The evidence produced at trial strongly indicated appellant’s guilt. Testimony established that a partially melted Flintstones push-up popsicle and fragments of a red-skinned potato were found at the scene. An investigating…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. State v. DanielsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
  5. State v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2004
  2. State v. LindseySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
  3. State v. LariveeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2003
  4. State v. GutierrezSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2003
  5. State v. ManleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2003

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