People v. Anderson

FIRST DIVISION

September 27, 2004

No. 1-03-1615

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County.)

v. ) No. 86 CR 16841 )

CLIFFORD ANDERSON, ) Honorable) Michael Toomin,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

Petitioner, Clifford Anderson, appeals the summary dismissal of his "Motion to Vacate Unconstitutional and Void Judgments," which he characterizes as a motion for relief under section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (hereinafter Code). 735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 2002). Petitioner contends that the circuit court did not have authority…