In August 2004, defendant, Mildred L. Laugharn, filed a petition under section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 2004)), seeking to set aside her November 1996 first-degree-murder conviction (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 1996)). In September 2004, the trial court sua sponte dismissed defendant's petition as untimely filed.
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