State v. Woodard

McCullough, judge.

On 10 December 1999, a jury found defendant Elbert Lebrón Woodard guilty of first-degree murder in connection with the death of Victor Manuel Illas, who died after his vehicle was struck by that driven by defendant. Matilda Pemberton, who was a passenger in Mr. Illas’ vehicle, was severely injured in the collision. The jury also found defendant guilty of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and felonious operation of a motor vehicle to elude arrest, the two felonies upon which defendant’s murder conviction was based. The trial court arrested judgment in the…