ERIC JERONE WILLIAMS, Movant-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent.

Eric Williams (Williams) appeals from the motion court’s order denying Williams’ *613amended Rule 29.15 post-conviction motion after an evidentiary hearing.1 Because the amended motion was not timely filed and the motion court did not conduct an independent inquiry into abandonment by counsel, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

We set forth only those facts necessary to complete our review. Williams was convicted by a jury of three counts of first-degree statutory rape and one count of first-degree statutory sodomy. See §§ 566.032, 566.062. The trial court imposed concurrent sentences…