Simmons v. State

JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.

Thomas Simmons appeals the circuit court’s denial of his motion to reopen his Rule 29.15 proceedings based on his claim that he was abandoned by post-conviction counsel. Because we determine there was no abandonment, we affirm the judgment.

Background

In 1999, Thomas Simmons was convicted by a jury of four counts of receiving stolen property in violation of section 570.080, RSMo. 1 The court sentenced him as a pri- or and persistent offender to four seven-year prison terms, the concurrent and consecutive nature of which resulted in a total of fourteen years.

The Direct…