Opinion ID: 1785608
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Possible Abandonment

Text: In view of the dismissal of the amended motion, Owsley next argues that he was abandoned by his counsel, and that the 29.15 court should have conducted a  Luleff  abandonment hearing. Abandonment hearings have been required by this Court to determine the cause of 1) counsel's failure to file an amended motion, Luleff v. State, 807 S.W.2d 495, 498 (Mo. banc 1991); 2) counsel's failure to have the amended motion verified, State v. Bradley, 811 S.W.2d 379, 384 (Mo. banc 1991); and 3) counsel's failure to file the amended motion in a timely fashion. Sanders v. State, 807 S.W.2d 493, 495 (Mo. banc 1991). In this case, Owsley's post-conviction counsel filed a timely and verified amended motion. The fact that its poor content and structure resulted in its dismissal does not mean that Owsley was abandoned. His abandonment claim is nothing more than a claim of ineffective assistance of post-conviction counsel, which is categorically unreviewable. State v. Hunter, 840 S.W.2d 850, 871 (Mo. banc 1992); see also Pollard v. State, 807 S.W.2d 498, 502 (Mo. banc 1991). The point is denied.