PEOPLE v. LAUGHARN

No. 106203.

909 N.E.2d 802 (2009)

233 Ill.2d 318

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Mildred LAUGHARN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

May 21, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, State Appellate Defender, Gary R. Peterson, Deputy Defender, and Arden J. Lang, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for appellant.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, Chris Reif, State's Attorney, Jacksonville (Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor General, Michael M. Glick and Katherine D. Saunders, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

Justice FREEMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

Petitioner, Mildred Laugharn, petitioned for postjudgment relief pursuant to section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 2004)) in the circuit court of Morgan County. The circuit court, sua sponte, dismissed her petition because it was untimely, and a divided panel of the appellate court affirmed. No. 4-04-0846 (unpublished order under Supreme Court...

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