State v. McGowan

PARRISH, Presiding Judge.

Glen McGowan (defendant) was convicted following a jury trial of possession of contraband on jail premises. § 221.111.l(l).1 He was charged and sentenced as a persistent offender. § 558.016.3.

Defendant thereafter filed a pro se motion for post-conviction relief as permitted by Rule 29.15. Counsel was appointed and an amended motion filed. The motion court determined that the pro se motion had not been filed within the time prescribed by Rule 29.15(b) (as in effect December 31, 19952). See Rule 29.15(m).

Defendant appeals the judgment of conviction and sentence in his…