People v. Dotson

Defendant, Gary E. Dotson, appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for post-judgment relief (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 110, par. 2—1401), which sought vacation of his May 14, 1979, conviction for aggravated kidnapping and rape. In his post-trial motion, defendant argued that the complaining witness committed perjury at the original trial by knowingly and falsely testifying that defendant committed the alleged offenses upon her.

Defendant was tried and convicted by a jury of the offenses. The trial court sentenced defendant on July 12, 1979, to not less than 25 nor more than 50 years in…