(DOWNLOAD) "State Missouri v. Edward Ramsey" by Western District Court of Appeals of Missouri # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State Missouri v. Edward Ramsey
- Author : Western District Court of Appeals of Missouri
- Release Date : January 15, 1994
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 65 KB
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Edward Ramsey appeals his conviction, following a jury trial, of two counts of first degree murder. The trial court sentenced
him to two life sentences without possibility of parole. He contends that the state did not meet its burden of proof at trial,
that he should have received a new trial because of "newly discovered evidence," that the trial court's instruction on circumstantial
evidence was erroneous, and that the instruction defining reasonable doubt was unconstitutional. Ramsey also appeals the denial
of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief. We affirm the trial court's judgment and the denial of his Rule 29.15
motion. The jury convicted Ramsey of murdering James Gaither and Mark Weibel, two workers at a Kansas City automobile upholstery
shop, on February 23, 1989. Ramsey had left his Cadillac convertible at the shop to have a new top put on it. Ramsey had given
the shop owner a $100 deposit for the work. During the afternoon of February 23, he went to the shop to pick up his car with
his uncle, Ricky Ramsey, and Ed Fisher. The Ramseys went into the shop office; both carried concealed handguns. At some point
the Ramseys pulled out their guns. Gaither and Weibel were ordered to lie down on the garage floor where they were each shot
in the head. The Ramseys left with Weibel's and Gaither's money and personal belongings, the shop's copy of the receipt Eddie
Ramsey had received for the $100 deposit, and the Cadillac.