Howard v. State

NANNETTE A. BAKER, Judge.

Introduction

The movant, Dale Howard, appeals from the motion court’s dismissal of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief.1 On appeal, he claims that he was abandoned by his post-conviction counsel, and that the motion court erred by dismissing his motion without issuing findings of facts and conclusions of law. We find that he was not abandoned by his counsel. However, we reverse and remand because the motion court erred by failing to issue findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Background

A jury found the movant guilty of trafficking drugs in the second…