Hankins v. State

ROBERT S. BARNEY, Judge.

Ronnie Lee Hankins (“Movant”), who appears before this Court pro se, appeals the order of the motion court denying his motion to re-open his postconviction proceedings which had previously been filed pursuant to Rule 27.26. 1 In his sole point relied on, Movant maintains the motion court erred “when it ruled that it was without jurisdiction ... to address the claim of abandonment....” We affirm the order of the motion court.

Following a jury trial, Movant was convicted on February 28, 1980, of capital murder and was sentenced on May 12, 1980, to life imprisonment…