KEVIN P. WRIGHT v. STATE OF MISSOURI

. WILLIAM W. FRANCIS, JR., J.

Kevin P. Wright (“Wright”) appeals from the judgment of the motion court denying his amended Rule 24.035 1 motion to set aside his conviction for the class D felony of a prior sex offender residing within 1000 feet of a school. See § 566.147. 2 Because the motion court failed to conduct an independent inquiry into whether Wright was abandoned by post-conviction counsel following counsel’s untimely amended post-conviction motion, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

We set forth only those facts necessary to complete our review. On June 4, 2013, Wright was…