Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / May 17, 2018
COREY LEE ABRAMS, Movant-Appellant vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent
Corey Lee Abrams appealed the motion court's denial of his amended Rule 24.035 motion, in which he sought to amend his felony conviction and sentence for stealing a firearm to a misdemeanor, citing State v. Bazell. The motion court denied the request, finding Bazell did not apply retroactively to his case. The Southern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed, holding that the Missouri Supreme Court has repeatedly clarified that Bazell only applies prospectively and to cases pending on direct appeal, not to post-conviction motions.