Legal Opinion
Woodard v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided June 27, 1977No. CR 76-50PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Elsijane T. Roy, Justice.
Appellant Billy Woodard was charged with capital felony murder in violation of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-4702 (Supp. 1973). The information charged that appellant on September 3, 1975, while robbing C. M. Baker shot the victim, causing his death. The jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged and after further deliberation determined appellant should be sentenced to death. The court entered judgment accordingly. This appeal is from that judgment and sentence.
The record reflects Baker was a resident of Craighead County, Arkansas. The last day he was seen alive was…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Davis v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Carl Albert Collins v. A.L. Lockhart, Director of the Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Shelton v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1985
- Billy Woodard v. Willis Sargent, Warden, Cummins Unit, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
- Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
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