Reynolds v. State

Movant Gary Lee Reynolds appeals from the trial court’s denial, after evidentiary hearing, of his Rule 29.151 motion seeking to vacate a judgment and sentence pronounced by that court in 1979. The conviction, based on a jury verdict, was affirmed on appeal. State v. Reynolds, 608 S.W.2d 422 (Mo.1980).

The instant motion was filed July 1, 1988, and was untimely. Since the sentence was pronounced prior to January 1, 1988, and no prior motion was filed pursuant to Rule 27.26, the instant Rule 29.15 motion, to have been timely, must have been filed “on or before June 30, 1988.” Rule 29.15(m).

The…