People v. Lane

Defendant was found guilty of the murder of his wife in a jury trial and on March 24, 1966, was sentenced to serve 60-75 years in the Illinois penitentiary.

Defendant’s notice of appeal from this order was not filed until over lVz years later, on November 11, 1967. For this reason, his appeal was dismissed. Thereafter on April 2, 1970, defendant filed a post-conviction petition which was dismissed because the same issues were once again before this court as a result of defendant’s motion to reinstate his direct appeal.

Defendant’s petition before the Illinois Supreme Court for leave to appeal…