Watson v. State

Bruce Watson (hereinafter, “Watson”) was convicted by a jury of first-degree robbery and sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment. At Watson’s sentencing heating, the circuit court misinformed him about the time deadlines to file his Rule 29.15 post-conviction motion. Watson’s conviction was affirmed on direct appeal, State v. Watson, 397 S.W.3d 539 (Mo. App. E.D. 2013), and the court of appeals issued its mandate. Watson filed a Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief approximately sixteen months later despite Rule 29.15(b)’s requirement that it be filed within ninety days of the…