Where the circuit court recharacterizes a pro se pleading as a post-conviction petition, the court is required to notify the litigant, warn them of any consequences to further pleadings and allow them the opportunity to amend or withdraw their pleading, even if the original pro se pleading did not contain any action legally cognizable under Illinois law.The 1st District Appellate Court vacated a decision from Cook County Associate Judge Neera L. Walsh.Rory Cook was charged with first-degree murder and, following a jury …