Craig M. Wood, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2026)
Supreme Court of MissouriJanuary 13, 2026#SC100874
Craig Wood appealed the overruling of his Rule 29.15 motion for postconviction relief challenging his first-degree murder conviction and death sentence for the 2014 abduction and murder of 10-year-old Hailey Owens. The court affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding no ineffective assistance of counsel or other grounds for postconviction relief warranting reversal of Wood's conviction and sentence.
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