Legal Opinion

Woods v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 13, 1999No. S99A0997, S99A0998PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Fletcher, Presiding Justice.

A jury convicted Pedro Woods and Christopher Grier of felony murder in connection with the death of Willie Moss. Both defendants claim that their attorneys at trial were ineffective and the evidence was insufficient to convict them of murder. Because the evidence was sufficient and their attorneys were not ineffective, we affirm.

1. The evidence presented at trial shows that Moss fought several people on February 19, 1995. Initially Pedro Woods called Moss from the porch of the house where they were attending a party. They exchanged blows in the street, and others…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Todd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  4. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  5. Berry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Poole v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  2. Sedlak v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  3. Callendar v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  4. Hall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  5. Doctor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002

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