People v. Lentz

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Postconviction Petitions
Citation
Case Number: 
2014 IL App (2d) 130332
Decision Date: 
Friday, January 24, 2014
District: 
2d Dist.
Division/County: 
Du Page Co.
Holding: 
Reversed and remanded.
Justice: 
SCHOSTOK
Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder of her father, and timely filed a postconviction petition alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. Docketing and filing of petition occurred on same day, and court was without authority to enter summary dismissal of petition more than 90 days later. Docketing does not require case to be placed on specific call of a judge, but occurs when the petition is entered in court's official docket for further proceedings. (BURKE and ZENOFF, concurring.)