ERIC JERONE WILLIAMS, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent.

ERIC JERONE WILLIAMS, ) ) Movant-Appellant, ) ) v. ) No. SD34199 ) Filed: August 17, 2016 STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent-Respondent. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LACLEDE COUNTY Honorable Stanley Moore, Circuit Judge Before Bates, P.J., Burrell, J., and Sheffield, C.J. REVERSED AND REMANDED PER CURIAM. Eric Williams (Williams) appeals from the motion court’s order denying Williams’ amended Rule 29.15 post-conviction motion after an evidentiary hearing.1 Because the amended motion was not timely filed and the motion court did not conduct an independent inquiry into abandonment by…