Christina Halter v. State of Missouri

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District DIVISION FOUR CHRISTINA HALTER, ) No. ED108973 ) Appellant, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of ) St. Francois County vs. ) ) Honorable Jerel L. Poor II STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent. ) Filed: June 29, 2021 Introduction Christina Halter (“Movant”) appeals the motion court’s judgment denying her amended Rule 29.151 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. Movant contends the motion court clearly erred by failing to conduct an independent inquiry into whether she was abandoned under Sanders v. State,

807 S.W.2d 493

(Mo.…