State v. Edwards

Thomas Edwards (“Defendant”) appeals the trial court’s judgment entered upon a jury verdict convicting him of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

At approximately 10 P.M. on April 21, 2013, Renee Nelson (“Nelson”) was standing outside her home, located in the City of St. Louis, conversing with neighbors. During the conversation, a man wearing a black hoodie passed the group and greeted Nelson by her neighborhood-nickname “Anya.” As a thirty-year resident of the neighborhood, Nelson recognized the man as Defendant.

Defendant continued walking across the street…