People v. Taylor

Defendant Robert Taylor appeals from the dismissal of his petition for relief under section 2 — 1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (the Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 1401 (West 2002)). He contends that the trial court committed reversible error by summarily dismissing his petition sua sponte. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Defendant was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to an extended term of 60 years’ imprisonment on August 31, 1979'. The parties have not provided us with, nor does the record reflect, any other facts concerning his conviction and sentence or whether he pursued an…