Woods did not pull the trigger in the Birmingham ambush. His co-defendant, Kerry Spencer who did, went so far as to deny that Woods was even complicit at all. In a letter, he wrote "Nathaniel Woods is 100% innocent, I know that to be a fact because I’m the person that shot and killed all three of the officers.” Woods’ attorneys had also argued that a closer review of court documents, revealed unreliable witness statements and other information that should have been presented during his trial might have changed the outcome.