BRIAN L. MCDANIEL v. STATE OF MISSOURI

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Division Two BRIAN L. MCDANIEL, ) ) Appellant, ) ) vs. ) No. SD36176 ) STATE OF MISSOURI, ) FILED: August 5, 2020 ) Respondent. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MCDONALD COUNTY Honorable Kevin L. Selby, Judge VACATED AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS Brian L. McDaniel (“Movant”) appeals the motion court’s judgment denying his amended Rule 29.15 1 post-conviction relief (“PCR”) motion to set aside his conviction for first- degree murder, see section 565.020 RSMo 2000. After finding that Movant had been abandoned by retained counsel, the motion court…