Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Jul 18, 2019
WILLIAM SCOTT SOURS, Movant-Appellant vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent
William Scott Sours appealed the motion court's denial of his Rule 29.15 motion to set aside his conviction for receiving stolen property. Sours argued that his appointed post-conviction counsel abandoned him by improperly incorporating his pro se motion and that his appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to challenge the amended information. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding no clear error. It concluded that Sours invited the error regarding the amended motion and that appellate counsel made a strategic choice not to raise the information issue.