PEOPLE v. MESCALL

No. 2-06-0287.

883 N.E.2d 612 (2008)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas R. MESCALL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

February 11, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dev A. Parikh (Court-appointed), Tinley Park, for Thomas R. Mescall.

James P. Hursh, Boone County State's Attorney, Belvidere, Lawrence M. Bauer, Deputy Director, Joan M. Kripke, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, for the People.


Presiding Justice BYRNE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Thomas R. Mescall, appeals from the dismissal of his petition pursuant to section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 2006)), in which he sought relief from an allegedly void judgment. On October 11, 1996, defendant was charged by information with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse (720 ILCS 5/12-16(c)(1)(i) (West 1996)) and four counts of predatory...

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