Supreme Court of Missouri· 6/30/2008

McFadden v. State

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256 S.W.3d 103
2008 Mo. LEXIS 65
2008 WL 2583010

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post-conviction counsel, despite promising to file mov-ant’s pro se motion, failed to do so timely
post-conviction counsel, despite promising to file movant's pro se motion, failed to do so timely
post-conviction counsel, despite promising to file movant’s pro se motion, failed to do so timely
“[0]ur courts have found an improper filing, caused by circumstances beyond the control of the movant, justified a late receipt of the [post-conviction] motion by the proper court.”
untimeliness excused based on court’s finding that movant was “abandoned” by counsel who promised to file movant’s pro se motion but then failed to timely do so

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Judges: Patricia Breckenridge

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