No. 18-5347

Marquis D. Costic v. Illinois

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2018-07-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: confrontation-clause constitutional-rights credibility cross-examination fifth-amendment jailhouse-informant jury-instructions prosecution-witness prosecutorial-misconduct sixth-amendment witness-disclosure
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (from Petition)

Was my Sixth Amendment U.s. Constitutional Right, under the
Confrontation Clause vilated when the prasecution kept interruping
during crass examination of the prosecution key witness, not allowing the
defense to properly conductin a cross examination of their key witness whom
Nas a jaihouse nformant who was entitled brad latitude to prove credibility
nto ha itted te ihccio

Was the lor courts decision nt tochallenge the Confontation
lause under the Sixth Amendment u.s. Constitution. plain error?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was my Sixth Amendment U.S. Constitutional Right, under the Confrontation Clause violated when the prosecution kept interrupting during cross-examination of the prosecution key witness, not allowing the defense to properly conduct a cross-examination of their key witness, whom was a jailhouse informant who was entitled broad latitude to prove credibility and to have the issues submitted to the jury with careful instructions?

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2017-12-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 24, 2018)

Attorneys

Marquis D. Costic
Marquis D. Costic — Petitioner