Legal Opinion
People v. Ross
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided June 5, 2008No. 103972PublishedCited by 156 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fitzgerald
Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Freeman, Kilbride, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
The central issue in this case is what remedy exists for a postconviction petitioner whose trial attorney failed to file a notice of direct appeal. The State appeals the decision of the appellate court, affirming the circuit court of Cook County’s order allowing petitioner Vernon Ross to file a late notice of appeal. No. 1 — 05—2806 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
On January 18, 1999, just before…
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