Gregory E. Saddler v. State of Missouri

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District DIVISION ONE GREGORY E. SADDLER, ) No. ED111852 ) Appellant, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of the City of St. Louis v. ) Cause No. 2022-CC01064 ) STATE OF MISSOURI, ) Honorable Timothy J. Boyer ) Respondent. ) Filed: March 26, 2024 Introduction Gregory Saddler (“Movant”) appeals the denial of his Rule 29.15 amended motion for post- conviction relief. The record before us is insufficient to demonstrate that the motion court conducted an independent inquiry into whether post-conviction counsel abandoned Movant by untimely filing the amended…