People v. Bailey

*116 ¶ 1 Defendant Dennis Bailey filed in the circuit court of Will County a pro se motion seeking leave to file a second postconviction petition under section 122-1(f) of the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) ( 725 ILCS 5/122-1(f) (West 2014)). The State filed a written objection to the motion, and the circuit court held a hearing at which the State appeared and was permitted to argue against the motion and petition. Defendant was neither present at the hearing nor represented by counsel. At the close of the hearing, the circuit court denied defendant's motion for leave to file a successive…