Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / May 18, 2021
Steven Earl, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.
Steven Earl appealed the denial of his amended Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. The motion court denied the motion, stating it was timely filed, but failed to conduct an independent inquiry into the reasons for its untimely filing, as required by law. The appellate court reversed the motion court's order and remanded the case, instructing the motion court to undertake and make a sufficient record of the required inquiry into the untimely filing.