Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Service
Defendant, convicted upon guilty plea of drug offense, filed Section 2-1401 petition two years later, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel during plea proceedings. Defendant filed petition with court but did not serve the State with petition by certified or registered mail. Proper remedy for improper service of Section 2-1401 petition asserting ineffective assistance of counsel is the quashing of service, not the dismissal of the petition, as such service error is a technical error. (O'MALLEY and HUDSON, concurring.)