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Kendrick murder conviction reinstated in fatal 1994 shooting of wife in Chattanooga

Edward Kendrick III speaks at the Hamilton County Jail in downtown Chattanooga on Wednesday about how he is representing himself and fighting for a new trial after being locked up on a murder conviction 17 years ago.
Staff Photo by Dan Henry/Chattanooga Times Free Press
Edward Kendrick III speaks at the Hamilton County Jail in downtown Chattanooga on Wednesday about how he is representing himself and fighting for a new trial after being locked up on a murder conviction 17 years ago. Staff Photo by Dan Henry/Chattanooga Times Free Press Edward Kendrick III speaks at the Hamilton County Jail in downtown Chattanooga on Wednesday about how he is representing himself and fighting for a new trial after being locked up on a murder conviction 17 years ago. Staff Photo by Dan Henry/Chattanooga Times Free Press

The Tennessee Supreme Court has reinstated the 1994 murder conviction of Edward Kendrick, who shot his wife to death at a Chattanooga gas station.

The high court reversed a ruling by the Court of Criminal Appeals vacating Kendricks’ conviction.