Collins v. State

This is an appeal from the denial, -without an evidentiary hearing, of defendant’s Rule 29.15 motion for post conviction relief.

We affirmed the trial court’s denial of the Rule 29.15 motion, but later, upon defendant’s pro se motion for recall of mandate, we set aside our decision and re-submitted the case. We appointed new counsel for defendant, although we did not require additional briefing or argument. Upon reconsideration, we now reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand for further proceedings in conformance with this opinion.

Defendant was convicted after a jury trial of…