People v. Bramlett

In August 2002, defendant, Charles E. Bramlett, filed a petition for relief of judgment under section 2 — 1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 1401 (West 2002)), seeking to set aside the trial court’s August 2000 judgment, which found defendant was a sexually dangerous person under the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act (Act) (725 ILCS 205/0.01 through 12 (West 1998)). That same month, the court dismissed sua sponte defendant’s petition as frivolous and without merit. Defendant filed a motion to reconsider, which the court denied.

Defendant appeals pro se, contending (1) the trial…