Legal Opinion
Woody v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 9, 1992No. S92A0034PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sears-Collins, Justice.
Clarence Mark Woody fatally shot Thomas O’Neal Purdue after a dispute over drug money. Woody was convicted of felony murder and aggravated assault and now appeals.1
On July 6, 1990, Woody and a male friend drove to Purdue’s home seeking money that Purdue owed to Woody from the sale of a pound of marijuana. Not finding Purdue at home, Woody and his friend drove to town to search for him but again could not locate him. Later that same evening at approximately 11:00 or 12:00 p.m., Woody and his girl friend returned to Purdue’s home. As Woody exited the car, he placed a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Gregg v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Saylors v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Worthem v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Blake v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
- Webb v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
- Yates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Hunter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
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