Anthony Woods

• Alibi

● Defendant’s father, sister, and two brothers all testified that the defendant was sleeping in his basement bedroom when the crime occurred.

Described whereabouts the day of the crime.

• Eyewitness
• Forensic Evidence

• Serology

• Invalid

The victim was an A secretor and stains all exhibited A blood group substances. The analyst excluded AB and B people, which added up to 11% of black population. However, none could be excluded where the substances could entirely have originated with the victim. See Part II.A.1 for a description of the problem of masking and non-quantification and discussion of similar cases.

• Intraracial Identificaiton
• Victim

• Photo array
• Showup

Yes ● Show-ups at defendant’s jail cell, and with single photograph

After victim did not identify defendant’s photo in array, she saw him walk by and people in the neighborhood “went and caught him.” She was then brought to his jail cell for a show up. “Q. And when you went to his cell at the Police Department on October 10 Anthony Woods was alone in that cell? A. Yes.” “Q. While you were at the Police Station and Anthony Woods was at the Police Station, isn’t it true that you were told by the police that you had seen Anthony Woods’ photograph earlier? A. Yes. Q. They told you that? A. Yes. Q. And they showed you the photograph that you had seen. A. Yes.”

Yes ● Initial nonidentification

Victim did not identify defendant’s photo in array. “Q. You did not pick out anybody in that book as the person who had assaulted you that morning, did you? A. No.” She later explained that he looked younger in the photo and that his hair looked different, although she did not see her attacker’s hair.

• Jury Instructions
• Jury Selection

• HE

State v. Woods, 705 S.W.2d 76 (Mo. App. E.D. 1985)