People v. Perkins

After a jury trial, the defendant, Marie Perkins, was found guilty of reckless conduct and was sentenced to one year’s conditional discharge plus costs. The judgment of the circuit court was affirmed by this court in a Rule 23 order (134 Ill. 2d R. 23). On January 21, 1992, Perkins filed a petition for relief from judgment pursuant to section 2—1401 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 110, par. 2—1401.) On March 3, 1992, the court dismissed this petition. Perkins appeals the dismissal of her petition without an evidentiary hearing. The sole issue raised in this…