People v. Greer

In 1993, defendant pled guilty to one count of first degree murder and received a 60-year prison sentence. The appellate court affirmed defendant’s conviction and sentence on direct appeal. People v. Greer, 281 Ill. App. 3d 1148 (1996) (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). On December 12, 2000, defendant filed a pro se postconviction petition pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 through 122 — 8 (West 2000)); however, the petition did not come to the attention of the circuit court until July 10, 2001, more than 90 days later. Since no action was…