Edwards v. State

On September 13, 1991, James Edwards was convicted of felony murder and first-degree robbery. The trial court sentenced Edwards, as a habitual offender, to consecutive terms of life in prison without the possibility of parole. On direct appeal, this Court affirmed Edwards's convictions and sentences in an unpublished memorandum. Edwards v. State (No. CR-91-177),617 So.2d 704 (Ala.Crim.App. 1992) (table).

On March 9, 2004, Edwards filed this, his fourth, Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P., petition. After the State filed its motion to dismiss, the circuit court entered an order summarily denying the…