Mitchell v. State

KATHIANNE KNAUP CRANE, Presiding Judge.

Movant, Lawrence Mitchell, appeals from a judgment denying on the merits his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. We vacate the judgment and remand the cause with directions to dismiss the motion, because movant failed to timely file his original pro se motion.

A jury found movant guilty of attempt to commit forcible rape, in violation of sections 566.030 and 564.011 RSMo (2000), arising out of the attack of a woman in her home. The trial court found the defendant to be a prior offender and sentenced him to life…