People v. Hager

The defendant, Robert L. Hager, filed a pro se post-conviction petition in the circuit court of Kane County pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 et seq. (West 2000)). The circuit court found defendant’s petition to be “without merit” and summarily dismissed the petition under section 122— 2.1(a)(2) of the Act (725 ILCS 5/122 — 2.1(a)(2) (West 2000)). The appellate court affirmed the circuit court’s summary dismissal of defendant’s post-conviction petition but on different grounds. The appellate court determined that defendant’s petition was not timely filed…