Woodson v. State

MURPHY, Chief Judge.

Officer William J. Martin of the Baltimore City Police Department was shot to death in the early morning hours of October 10, 1989 while responding to an anonymous call reporting drug use in the stairwell of an apartment building *253at 1502 Pennsylvania Avenue. A second officer, Herman Brooks, was shot and wounded during the incident.

Shawn Woodson was arrested at the scene. He was subsequently indicted for the first degree murder of Officer Martin, the attempted murder of Officer Brooks, and related offenses. The State filed notice of its intention to seek the death penalty…