People v. Bailey

Following a jury trial, defendant Kevin Bailey was found guilty of first degree murder, armed robbery and two counts of burglary and sentenced to concurrent terms of 80 years in prison for murder, 30 years for armed robbery and 7 years for burglary. We affirmed defendant’s conviction and sentence on appeal. See People v. Bailey, 259 Ill. App. 3d 180 (1994). Defendant subsequently filed a motion for forensic testing not available at trial pursuant to section 116 — 3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (the Code) (725 ILCS 5/116 — 3 (West 2004)). The trial court denied the motion sua sponte and…