People v. Woodruff

Murder — jury—guilty—75 to 150 years — affirmed.

Woodruff was convicted of the murder of Richard Ogden, a used car salesman in Champaign, by blasting him in the back of the head with a sawed-off shotgun. Following the jury conviction, the trial court sentenced Woodruff to a term of 75 to 150 years, to be served consecutively to another murder sentence of 60 to 100 years imposed in DeWitt County.

The defendant, on appeal, does not challenge the quantum or the sufficiency of the evidence produced at his trial, but rather only contends that three specific trial errors denied him a fair trial.…