People v. Lander

In this appeal, we consider whether: (1) defendant Donald A. Lander’s court-appointed attorneys were required to comply with Supreme Court Rule 651(c) (134 Ill. 2d R. 651(c)), when his pro se postconviction petition was not timely filed; and (2) the allegations in defendant’s pleadings were sufficient to establish the delay in filing was not due to his culpable negligence. We hold that defendant’s attorneys were required to comply with Rule 651(c) in these circumstances, and defendant failed to establish he was not culpably negligent in the late filing. Accordingly, we reverse the judgments…