People v. Tooley

Following a bench trial, the defendant, Scott Tooley, was found guilty of three counts of theft by deception. 720 ILCS 5/16 — 1(a)(2)(A) (West 1996). He was sentenced to two concurrent extended-term prison sentences of 10 years each to be served consecutively to one 10-year extended term of imprisonment. 720 ILCS 5/16 — 1(b)(4) (West 1996); 730 ILCS 5/5 — 8—2(a)(5), 5 — 8—4 (West 1996). He filed a pro se post-conviction petition, which was dismissed at the second stage on the grounds of untimeliness and waiver. 725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 et seq. (West 2000). On appeal, he argues that (1) he was not…