Court Opinion

ID: 9730003
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 14:56:50.084868+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:26:03.193653
License: Public Domain

JUSTICE McBRIDE, specially concurring: I write to specially concur because I agree that defendant should be given a new trial based upon the evidence presented to the trial court which, in my opinion, meets the cause-and-prejudice test outlined in section 122 — 1(f) (725 ILCS 5/122 — 1(f) (West 2004)). Therefore, the majority discussion about case precedent since the 2004 enactment as to whether actual innocence remains an exception to the cause-and-prejudice requirement necessary for the filing of successive petitions is unnecessary. I agree with the analysis in all other respects; therefore, I specially concur.