Edwards v. State

KELLUM, Judge.

The appellant, Terrence Tyree Edwards, was convicted of murder, a violation of § 13A-6-2, Ala.Code 1975. The circuit court sentenced Edwards to 30 years’ imprisonment and ordered Edwards to pay $12,250 in restitution, $25 to the crime victims compensation fund, and court costs.

The record indicates the following pertinent facts. Edwards and his longtime girlfriend Nina Gardner were living together in a house with their three children in Birmingham. On January 17, 2011, Verna Gardner, Nina’s mother, picked Edwards up from his job at Birmingham Fasteners and took him to Church’s…