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Ill. S. Ct. R. 614
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Rule 614 Notifying Prisoner of Affirmance by Appellate Court
Article VI: Criminal Appeals and Juvenile Proceedings
Rule Text
When a judgment of conviction of a person incarcerated in a penal institution is affirmed by the Appellate Court, the clerk of that court shall at once mail to the prisoner a copy of the opinion of the court, certified mail, return receipt requested, in an envelope marked, “OFFICIAL LEGAL MAIL—ADDRESSEE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT IN WRITING.” The clerk shall note the date of mailing upon the records of the court.
Amended June 26, 1987, effective August 1, 1987.