Kreidler v. State

This case presents another occasion on which we must determine whether a particular set of facts constitutes abandonment by post-conviction counsel. The Appellant, David A. Kreidler (“Movant”), pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and armed criminal action, for which he received concurrent, fifteen-year prison terms. One-hundred-eighty-three days after Movant was delivered to the Department of Corrections (“DOC”) to begin serving his sentences, his retained attorney (“original post-conviction counsel”) filed an initial Rule 24.0351 motion on Movant’s behalf (“the original motion”). No…