Legal Opinion
People v. Woods
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 21, 2026No. 31Published
1Opinion of the Court
People v Woods
2026 NY Slip Op 02364
April 21, 2026
Court of Appeals
Rivera, J.
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.
The People & c., Respondent,
v
Travis Woods, Appellant.
Decided on April 21, 2026
No. 31
Matthew Bova, for appellant.
Christian Rose, for respondent.
Rivera, J.
[*1]
Three juries deadlocked and failed to convict defendant on murder and criminal weapon possession charges. The prosecution retried defendant within months after each of the first two trials,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- People v. TaranovichNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. O'RamaNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- People v. MendozaNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
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