PEOPLE v. PEARSON

No. 97832.

833 N.E.2d 827 (2005)

216 Ill.2d 58

295 Ill.Dec. 621

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Deon L. PEARSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

July 21, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa M. Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, Paul A. Logli, State's Attorney, Rockford (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, Linda D. Woloshin, Gary K. Chan and Michael M. Glick, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, Norbert J. Goetten, Martin P. Moltz, Diane L. Campbell, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, of counsel), for the People.

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender, Paul J. Glaser, Paul Alexander Rogers, Assistant Defenders, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for appellee.


Justice FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Deon L. Pearson, filed a petition in the circuit court of Winnebago County for relief from judgment, pursuant to section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 2000)). The circuit court summarily dismissed the petition, finding that it was a successive petition for postconviction relief (725 ILCS 5/122-1 et seq. (West 2000)). The...

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