People v. Hager

The defendant, Robert L. Hager, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Kane County dismissing his postconviction petition. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in dismissing his petition for lack of merit. We affirm the dismissal of the petition but on the basis that it was untimely filed.

Section 122 — 1(c) of the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) sets forth the limitations periods applicable to the filing of petitions for postconviction relief as follows:

“No proceedings under this Article shall be commenced more than 6 months after the denial of a petition for leave to…