No. 19-8266

James Heard v. Illinois

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2020-04-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appellate-review circuit-court-procedure constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process judicial-discretion pro-se-representation right-to-counsel self-representation trial-court
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-06-11
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the trial court erred in denying Somes Heard's pre-trial motion to proceed pro se

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2020-06-15
Petition DENIED.
2020-05-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
2020-03-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 15, 2020)

Attorneys

James Heard
James Heard — Petitioner
James Heard — Petitioner