· 5/29/1968
The PEOPLE v. Diefenbaugh
Citations
- 237 N.E.2d 512
- 40 Ill. 2d 73
- 1968 Ill. LEXIS 346
How courts have described this case
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- holding a defendant’s financial inability to retain legal counsel to pursue a petition is insufficient to establish a lack of culpable negligence
- holding a defendant's financial inability to retain legal counsel to pursue a petition is insufficient to establish a lack of culpable negligence
- the defendant’s unawareness of the law regarding postconviction proceedings did not constitute an adequate explanation to explain delay in filing petition under the Act
- the defendant's unawareness of the law regarding post-conviction proceedings did not constitute an adequate explanation to explain delay in filing petition under the Act
- defendant’s unawareness of the law regarding postconviction proceedings inadequate to demonstrate lack of culpable negligence
- “the lack of a transcript does not excuse a defendant from filing Ms petition for post-conviction relief within the statutory time limit”
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Judges: Solfisburg
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