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· 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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