Ignacio D. Roque v. State of Maine

[¶1] Ignacio D. Roque appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Eggert, J. ) dismissing his petition for post-conviction review as untimely filed. Roque contends that the court erred when it dismissed his petition because he had not been informed of the filing deadline contained in 15 M.R.S. § 2128-B (2018), and therefore the court was precluded from summarily dismissing the petition based on the statutory filing deadline. We disagree and affirm the dismissal of Roque's petition.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶2] On September 23, 2016, Roque pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated…