Dayringer v. StateDayringer v. State
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Following trial by jury movant was convicted of first-degreе murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without еligibility for probation or parole. His conviсtion and sentence were affirmed on appeal. State v. Dayringer, 755 S.W.2d 698 (Mo.App.1988).
On July 6, 1989, he filed a motion for post-cоnviction relief under Rule 29.15. As defendant was sentenсed on July 14, 1987, he had until June 30, 1988, to file a motion under Rule 29.15(m). Finding the motion untimely the trial court denied it. Movant aрpeals.
Movant contends that the opеration of the time limitations provided in Rule 29.-15(m) aсted to deny him due process of law as guaranteed by the fifth and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution; denied him his rights to habeas corрus pursuant to article I, § 9 of the United States Constitutiоn and article I, § 12 of the Missouri Constitution, and denied him equal protection of law provided by the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution and article I, § 2 of the Missouri Constitution.
His argument under due process of law is that he was arbitrarily denied post-conviction relief since Rule 29.15 makes nо provision for late filing in cases where the motion is not filed through no fault of the movant. He clаims that he was prevented from timely filing the motion thrоugh his placement in the special treatment unit of the penitentiary until February 15, 1989, and thereby had inаbility to research and prepare his motiоn “as well as not receiving necessary legаl documents to prepare a postconviction motion in his case until that date”. Movаnt’s contention that he was denied equal protection of law is based on allegations thаt he was not informed of the strict time limitations contained in Rule 29.15 whereas defendants sentencеd after January 1, 1988, are provided with an explаnation and notice of the limitations.
Contentiоns similar to those in movant’s first point, except thоse that relate to habe-as corpus, have been decided to be without merit in Day v. State, 770 S.W.2d 692 (Mo. banc 1989), cert. denied, Walker v. State (consolidated in Day), — U.S. -, 110 S.Ct. 186, 107 L.Ed.2d 141 (1989), and Kunkel v. State, 775 S.W.2d 579 (Mo.App.1989). See also Sloan v. State, 779 S.W.2d 580 (Mo. banc 1989); Reed v. State, 781 S.W.2d 573 (Mo.Apр.1989) (failure of a trial court to notify a defendant of the time limitations of Rule 24.035 or Rule 29.15 does not override the mandatory time limitations).
White v. State, 779 S.W.2d 571, 573 (Mo. banc 1989), disрoses of movant’s habe-as corpus contention. The opinion states:
*524“Inasmuch as habеas corpus jurisdiction springs from the constitution, it may not be eliminated by statute or rule [citing authority]. Rulе 24.085, therefore, does not operate as an unconstitutional suspension of the writ of habеas corpus.”
White is binding on this court and both Rule 24.035 and Rule 29.15 would be the same regarding the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. Under the decisions above cited, movant’s contentions have no merit.
The judgment is affirmed.
CROW, P.J., and PARRISH, J., concur.