Opinion
WD 82074
11-05-2019
Bryan S. CARTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
Carol D. Jansen, Assistant State Public Defender, Columbia, MO, Attorney for Appellant. Eric S. Schmitt, Attorney General, and Julia A. Rives, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, Attorneys for Respondent.
Carol D. Jansen, Assistant State Public Defender, Columbia, MO, Attorney for Appellant.
Eric S. Schmitt, Attorney General, and Julia A. Rives, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, Attorneys for Respondent.
Before Division Four: Karen King Mitchell, Chief Judge, and Gary D. Witt and Anthony Rex Gabbert, Judges
Order
Per Curiam: Bryan Carter appeals, following an evidentiary hearing, the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief. Carter raises two points on appeal. First, he argues that the motion court clearly erred in failing to appoint new counsel after finding that post-conviction counsel had abandoned Carter by filing his amended motion out of time. Second, he claims that the motion court clearly erred in denying his amended motion because plea counsel’s failure to present mitigating evidence at his sentencing hearing constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding no error, we affirm. Rule 84.16(b).