Mitchell v. State

Gary Lee Mitchell, Jr. (“Movant”) was convicted after a jury trial óf the class A *455felony of second-degree drug trafficking.1 See section 195.223.1 and 4.2 Movant now appeals the denial after evidentiary hearing of his attempt to obtain post-conviction relief.

Movant’s first point claims that his appointed counsel filed his amended motion for post-conviction relief (“the amended motion”) one day after it was due, and because the motion court made no finding as to whether this constituted abandonment by appointed counsel, “th[e] case should be remanded for an abandonment hearing.” Movant also…