No. 21-7048

Christopher Gerken v. Illinois

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2022-02-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: constitutional-rights courtroom-procedure due-process emotional-display fair-trial free-press motion-in-limine prejudicial-evidence prosecutorial-misconduct witness-testimony
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2022-04-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was Christopher Gecen's constitutional right to a fair trial violated when a pre-read newspaper article containing information barred from trial had a prejudicial effect?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2022-04-04
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2022.
2021-10-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 7, 2022)

Attorneys

Christopher Gerken
Christopher Gerken — Petitioner