State v. Trotter

THOMAS H. NEWTON, Chief Judge.

Mr. Jonny B. Trotter appeals the motion court’s dismissal of the motion requesting a ruling on a pro se Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief. We dismiss the appeal.

Factual and Procedural Background

Mr. Trotter pled guilty to two counts of forgery in May 2004; he was sentenced to consecutive terms of imprisonment. In 2008, at the end of the first sentence, Mr. Trotter wrote a letter to the sentencing court, inquiring about a ruling on a pro se Rule 24.035 motion that he believed was timely filed. On July 14, 2008, Mr. Trotter filed a “Request for Ruling on…