Nathaniel Woods | |
---|---|
![]() Picture of Woods from Alabama Department of Corrections | |
Born | Nathaniel Ali Woods[3] October 24, 1976[4] |
Died | March 5, 2020 | (aged 43)
Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
Known for | Controversial conviction and execution |
Children | 3[5] |
Conviction(s) | Capital murder (3 counts),[a] attempted murder[1][2] |
Criminal penalty | Death |
The execution of Nathaniel Woods occurred on March 5, 2020, at Holman Correctional Facility in Alabama. The execution was controversial due to beliefs of his innocence, skepticism about his culpability, and the fairness of his trial.[6] Woods had surrendered inside a crack house during a police raid that attempted to serve a months-old arrest warrant on Woods.[7][8] Another man came downstairs and opened fire, killing three officers. Woods ran from the scene after the gunfire erupted.[9][5]
Despite never pulling a trigger, Woods was accused of being an accomplice and was convicted of capital murder.[10] The same jury voted 10–2 in favor of capital punishment.[10]
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha>
tags or {{efn}}
templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
template or {{notelist}}
template (see the help page).