Legal Opinion
United States v. Martha L. Woods
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 12, 1973No. 72-2217PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Martha L. Woods was found guilty by a jury of murder in the first degree1 and seven other charges of assault with intent to murder, attempt to murder, and mistreatment2 of her eight-month-old pre-adoptive foster son, Paul David *129Woods. She had also been indicted and went to trial on three counts of assault, attempt to murder, and mistreatment of Judy Woods, her two-year-old adopted daughter, but the district court granted a judgment of acquittal on these charges. Mrs. Woods was sentenced to life imprisonment on the conviction of first degree murder, and she received…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Yates v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Opper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by138 opinions
- United States v. ParkSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- People v. IllgenIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
- United States v. Larry W. MastersCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Robert Peter RussellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- Morgan v. ForetichCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
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