Legal Opinion
People v. Woods
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 21, 2004No. G030494PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BEDSWORTH, Acting P. J.
Michael Woods was convicted of special circumstances murder for instigating the shooting death of his business partner Horace McKenna. As the prosecutor explained in his opening statement, this “case spans about 20 years and involves hundreds of people.” The jury heard from a good many of those people at trial. However, it did not hear from John Sheridan, the man who killed McKenna. Woods contends the prosecution unlawfully interfered with his right to call Sheridan as a witness. He also contends the police infringed upon his right to counsel by using an…
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