Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Post-Conviction Hearing Act
Appellate court found that defendant’s filing of a notice of appeal from the trial court’s denial of her motion to withdraw plea and vacate sentence constituted the filing of a direct appeal for the purposes of the Post-Conviction Hearing Act and affirmed the dismissal of her post-conviction petition on the grounds that it was not timely. (HUTCHINSON and ZENOFF, concurring)