State v. Woods

Defendant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment on July 18, 1980. On July 23, 1980, his notice of appeal was filed in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County and was received by the Supreme Court of Missouri on July 28,1980.

On November 2, 1982, the Missouri electorate approved an amendment to Art. V Sec. 3 of the Missouri Constitution. The amendment became effective on December 3, 1982, the thirty-first day after the election. Missouri Constitution Art. XII, § 2(b). That amendment removed from the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court appeals in criminal cases…