People v. Conway

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of armed robbery and sentenced to life imprisonment as a habitual criminal. Court properly denied leave to file a 2nd postconviction petition. State's participation in trial court's determination whether to grant leave, at the cause-and-prejudice stage, was improper, but Defendant failed to satisfy the cause-and-prejudice test. Defendant was tried within the original speedy-trial period, and State did not attempt to have the speedy-trial period run anew. (HUTCHINSON and SCHOSTOK, concurring.)