Justice CARTER delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Sean Malloy, pled guilty to first degree murder and was sentenced to 60 years' imprisonment. More than 9 years later, defendant filed a petition for collateral relief. The trial court, characterizing the petition as both a petition for relief from judgment (735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 2004)) and a postconviction petition (725 ILCS 5/122-1 (West 2004)), dismissed the petition on its own motion. Defendant appeals...
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