Legal Opinion
People v. Pearson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 30, 2003No. 2-02-1097, 2-03-0205 consPublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Byrne
Defendant, Deon L. Pearson, appeals from the dismissals of his petition for relief under section 2 — 1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 1401 (West 2000)) and of his petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 et seq. (West 2000)). He contends that the dismissal of his section 2 — 1401 petition under the procedure set out in the Act was reversible error. We agree and thus reverse the dismissal of his section 2 — 1401 petition but affirm the dismissal of his petition under the Act.
On June 6, 1994, defendant pleaded guilty to first degree…
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