BENTON, Judge.
Samuel D. Smith appeals the dismissal of his Rule 29.15 motion, arguing that it can be filed late due to abandonment by appointed post-conviction counsel. The Court of Appeals, Western District, transferred the appeal to this Court prior to opinion because the post-conviction motion challenges a conviction where the punishment imposed is death. Mo. Const. art. V, § 10. Affirmed.
I.
On July 20, 1988, Smith was convicted...
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