Swofford v. State

KATHIANNE KNAUP CRANE, Judge.

Movant, Randall Craig Swofford, appeals from a judgment denying on the merits his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. We vacate the judgment and remand the cause with directions to dismiss the motion because movant failed to timely file his pro se motion as required by Rule 29.15(b).

A jury found movant guilty of four counts of criminal nonsupport, in violation of section 568.040 RSMo (2000), arising out of his failure to provide support to his two minor children. The trial court sentenced movant to four days in jail on one…