Paul Everette Woodward

Death Penalty Information Center Info

Date of Execution: 05/19/2010

  • Age: 62

  • Race: White

  • State: Mississippi

  • Region: South

  • Method: Lethal Injection

  • Sex: Male

  • DPIC ID: 1208

  • County: Perry County

via Death Penalty Information Center

Brief Case History

Paul Woodward was convicted of three crimes - capital murder while engaged in committing the crime of rape, kidnapping, and sexual battery - in 1987. A jury sentenced him to death. Woodward and his legal team sought post-conviction relief, were granted it, and his case was remanded. A second jury sentenced him to death.

Woodward and his legal team then raised a number of appeals, including another petition for post-conviction relief and a motion to vacate the death sentence. All were denied. Woodward was executed on May 19th, 2010, one day before the execution of Gerald Holland.

via Paul Everette WOODWARD v. STATE of Mississippi (No. 95-DP-00144-SCT), PAUL EVERETTE WOODWARD v.STATE OF MISSISSIPPI (NO. 1999-DR-00618-SCT), and Woodward v. Epps, 06-70053.