Otis Cornelious v. State of Missouri

•Otis Cornelious (“Cornelious”) appeals from the denial of a motion for post-conviction relief claiming abandonment of counsel. Cornelious argues' that the motion court clearly erred because he was abandoned when retained post-conviction counsel failed to file an amended Rule 29.15 motion, and because retained post-conviction .counsel, having .served as movant’s counsel on direct appeal, had a conflict of interest that impaired the assertion of claims of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. Because the abandonment doctrine does not extend to retained post-conviction counsel, we affirm.