Reno Whitt, Jr. v. State of Missouri

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District DIVISION THREE RENO WHITT JR., ) No. ED110320 ) Appellant, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of St. Louis County v. ) Cause No. 19SL-CC05157 ) STATE OF MISSOURI, ) Honorable Joseph S. Dueker ) Respondent. ) Filed: November 1, 2022 Introduction Reno Whitt appeals the trial court’s judgment denying his amended Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief. 1 Whitt’s first point on appeal is that the trial court erred by not conducting an independent inquiry into whether Whitt was abandoned by post-conviction counsel. In his second and third…