Appellate Court of Illinois· 9/11/1997

People v. McClain

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684 N.E.2d 1062
292 Ill. App. 3d 185
226 Ill. Dec. 66
1997 Ill. App. LEXIS 641

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holding because a postconviction petition need only set forth the gist of a meritorious constitutional claim, and need not be supported by either legal authority or argument, the denial of access to a prison law library does not excuse a petition’s belated filing
holding because a post-conviction petition need only set forth the gist of a meritorious constitutional claim, and need not be supported by either legal authority or argument, the denial of access to a prison law library does not excuse a petition's belated filing
to warrant an evidentiary hearing on the issue of whether the delay in filing postconviction relief was occasioned by culpable negligence, the defendant “must make a ‘substantial showing’ by alleging facts demonstrating that to be the case”
to warrant an evidentiary hearing on the issue of whether the delay in filing postconviction relief was occasioned by culpable negligence, the defendant “must make a ‘substantial showing’ by alleging facts demonstrating that to be the case”

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Judges: Steigmann, Green

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