Edwards v. Steele

David Edwards (“Petitioner”) has filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Petition for a Writ Of Habeas Corpus” or “Petition”) .challenging the lawfulness of his confinement by Troy Steele, Superintendent of the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center (“Respondent”). In the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Petitioner was convicted of capital murder for killing Sivarh Coleman (“Victim”) when Petitioner was 17 years old. Petitioner was then- sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 50 years under a mandatory sentencing scheme in place at the…