PEOPLE v. TAYLOR

No. 1-03-1996.

812 N.E.2d 581 (2004)

349 Ill.App.3d 718

285 Ill.Dec. 761

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

June 24, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Jeffery A. Waldhoff, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, Renee Goldfarb, Samuel Shim, Tara L. Pease (Law Clerk), Office of the Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, for Appellee.


Justice THEIS delivered the opinion of the court:

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...

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