Woods v. State
| Docket Number: | 2009-KA-00535-COA | |
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Opinion Link Opinion Date: 08-31-2010 Opinion Author: Lee, P.J. Holding: Affirmed. |
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Topic: Aggravated assault - Sufficiency of evidence Judge(s) Concurring: King, C.J., Myers, P.J., Irving, Griffis, Barnes, Ishee, Roberts, Carlton and Maxwell, JJ. Procedural History: Jury Trial Nature of the Case: CRIMINAL - FELONY |
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| Trial Court: |
Date of Trial Judgment: 02-09-2009 Appealed from: SUNFLOWER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT Judge: Richard Smith Disposition: CONVICTED OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND SENTENCED TO TWENTY YEARS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, WITH FIFTEEN YEARS TO SERVE, FIVE YEARS SUSPENDED, AND FIVE YEARS OF POSTRELEASE SUPERVISION, AND TO PAY RESTITUTION AND $500 TO THE MISSISSIPPI CRIME VICTIMS’ COMPENSATION FUND District Attorney: Willie Dewayne Richardson Case Number: 2008-176-K |
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| Appellant: | Sidney A. Woods |
JOHNNIE E. WALLS JR. |
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| Appellee: | State of Mississippi | OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: JEFFREY A. KLINGFUSS |
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| Topic: | Aggravated assault - Sufficiency of evidence |
| Summary of the Facts: | Sidney Woods was convicted of aggravated assault. Woods was sentenced to twenty years, with fifteen years to serve, five years suspended, and five years’ post-release supervision. He appeals. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | Woods argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the guilty verdict, because he was not allowed to prove that he shot the victim in self-defense. The record belies Woods’s contention. Woods and several witnesses testified that the victim was unarmed. The jury did hear testimony from Woods that he had acted in self-defense. The jury was also instructed to find Woods not guilty if it found he had acted in self-defense. Since Woods admitted that he had shot the victim, the elements of aggravated assault were met. |
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