Edwards v. State

MICHAEL A. WOLFF, Chief Justice.

Kimber Edwards was convicted of hiring Orthel Wilson to kill his ex-wife, Kimberly Cantrell, and was sentenced to death. This Court affirmed. State v. Edwards, 116 S.W.3d 511 (Mo. banc 2003), cert. denied, 540 U.S. 1186, 124 S.Ct. 1417, 158 L.Ed.2d 92 (2004). Edwards filed a post-conviction motion pursuant to Rule 29.15, which was overruled after a partial hearing. Edwards now appeals. Because Edwards was sentenced to death, this Court has jurisdiction. Mo. Const, art. V, see. 10; order of June 16,1988.

Facts

Edwards and Cantrell were divorced in 1990. Edwards…