Legal Opinion
Wood v. Ercole
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 4, 2011No. Docket 09-2905-prPublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GERARD E. LYNCH, Circuit Judge:
A New York jury convicted petitioner-appellant Ellis Wood (“Wood”) of Murder in the First Degree for hiring Rasheen Harry (“Harry”) to kill Carlisle Hall (“Hall”). A videotaped statement Wood made while in police custody played a central role at trial. On appeal to the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Wood argued that he had made the statement after invoking his right to eounsel and, therefore, that its admission at trial violated his Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment rights under Edwards v. Arizona, 451 U.S. 477, 101 S.Ct. 1880, 68 L.Ed.2d 378 (1981).1…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by53 opinions
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