People v. Maclin

Defendant was convicted of 1st degree murder. Defendant claims he was deprived of substantive due process where he was unfit to stand trial as a result of his mental illness and use of psychotropic medication. Defendant offers no specific details as to his mental condition during trial, at time of his direct appeal, or when he was preparing his initial postconviction petition. Defendant's ongoing mental illness does not establish cause for his failure to raise the unfitness claim earlier.  Court properly denied Defendant leave to file successive postconviction petition. (DELORT and ROCHFORD, concurring.)