PEOPLE v. GUERRERO

No. 112020.

963 N.E.2d 909 (2012)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Rolando GUERRERO, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

February 17, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, of Springfield, and James W. Glasgow , State's Attorney, of Joliet ( Michael A. Scodro , Solicitor General, and Michael M. Glick and Erica Seyburn , Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and Patrick Delfino , Terry A. Mertel and Gary F. Gnidovec , of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, of Ottawa, of counsel), for the People.

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Peter A. Carusona , Deputy Defender, and Kerry J. Bryson , Assistant Appellate Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Ottawa, for appellee.


OPINION

Justice KARMEIER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 The issue presented in this appeal is whether the defendant, Rolando Guerrero, demonstrated cause and prejudice under section 122-1(f) of the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122-1(f) (West 2006)) sufficient to grant him leave to file a successive postconviction petition. That petition claimed that his due process rights were violated because the trial court...

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