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People v. Pearson

Citations

  • 802 N.E.2d 386
  • 345 Ill. App. 3d 191
  • 280 Ill. Dec. 461
  • 2003 Ill. App. LEXIS 1571

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • extending the holdings of Gaines, Shellstrom, and Pearson to state habeas corpus proceedings
  • \we do not think that the court intended Palmer to authorize recharacterization when it leads only to summary dismissal\
  • \we do not think that the court intended Palmer to authorize recharacterization when it leads only to summary dismissal\
  • “we do not think that the court intended Palmer to authorize recharacterization when it leads only to summary dismissal”
  • summary dismissal of a section 2-1401 petition was improper because lack of notice and opportunity to respond undermined the proceedings to the extent the court could not conclude petitioner was not prejudiced
  • \[a] section 2-1401 petition invokes an adversarial proceeding brought under the Code\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Byrne, Hutchinson, Johnson

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