Legal Opinion
Woodbury v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 28, 1994No. S93A1647, S93A1649PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
Carol Loretta Woodbury was charged with cruelty to children and felony murder in the death of her daughter, Cheryl Nicole Wood-bury. The victim died from internal bleeding from a tear in her intestinal wall caused by a blunt force trauma to her abdominal area. A jury found Woodbury not guilty of cruelty to children and guilty of felony murder and she was sentenced to life imprisonment.1 She appeals and we affirm.
1. Woodbury challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. The indictment for felony murder charged Woodbury with causing the death of the victim while committing the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Spivey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Philmore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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