State v. Edwards

ON MOTION TO RECALL MANDATE

ROBERT G. DOWD, Jr., Chief Judge.

This is a pro se motion to recall the mandate filed by James D. Edwards, who was convicted of second-degree murder, Section 565.002, RSMo 1978, and sentenced to 200 years of imprisonment. His conviction was affirmed on direct appeal in State v. Edwards, 712 S.W.2d 412 (Mo.App. E.D.1986). This motion asks the court to recall the mandate affirming his second degree murder conviction because of ineffective assistance of his appellate counsel. Edwards claims his appellate counsel' failed to pursue a claim that his sentence exceeded the…