OPINION
Justice PALMER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.
¶ 1 Defendant Jesse Cortez appeals from the dismissal of his pro se petition for relief from judgment under section 2-1401(f) of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code). 735 ILCS 5/2-1401(f) (West 2010). On appeal, he contends that his negotiated guilty plea is void because the agreed-upon sentence was legally impermissible. Based on the following, we reverse the dismissal of...
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