JUSTICE FITZGERALD, dissenting: I strongly agree with the majority that Lawton’s ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim lacks merit. I strongly disagree with the majority that section 2 — 1401 provides a new procedural avenue for a defendant committed under the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act (SDPA) to assert an abandoned ineffective-assistance claim. <p "b315-10" pgmap…
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