Legal Opinion
Ryburn v. People
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 18, 2004No. 4-02-1078PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cook
Plaintiff, Thomas V Ryburn, filed a complaint in mandamus against the State of Illinois and McLean County, seeking to have a conviction expunged. The McLean County circuit court dismissed the action, and Ryburn appeals. We vacate the judgment and dismiss the action on other grounds.
Ryburn is an inmate of the Illinois Department of Corrections. In his mandamus complaint, filed on May 13, 2002, without the aid of a lawyer, Ryburn sought to have his conviction in a 1994 case expunged. It appears from the record that Ryburn was already serving probation on a previous conviction when he was found…
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