Whether the jury can be instructed to consider hearsay evidence and propensity evidence to commit murder despite prior rulings on hearsay and prior bad-acts under 725 ILCS 5/115-7.4 (2015) and 725 ILCS 5/115-20 under the 1st, 5th, and 14th Amendments

QUESTION PRESENTED |The State appellfe Courts decision yas Wrong —| Gan the jur be instructed to Consider — {Criminal 3.14 TPT inshuctions Saying __| thet the Jury Can consider hearsay evidence . —|ds_propensify evidence fo Commet rnurder despite . (prior sudge rung on hearsay and prior pad-acty funder 725 Tics Wis 7.4 (201%) and a5 rics Jus _t under Ist, 5th 14th Amendaunt? _ Jp ; | a Hames E_ Willams, #1M1733|,,P.0. BO 1700, Galesburg, Tl —|— NYO _|PRIOR OPLNZOVS AND ORDERS _ January) 25, aol? Conviction, First degree murder, {Concealment of a horn cudal death, Winnchago Coury, _lApel a, 202) Direct App abbot —__ . |v State asa! TI, Apo Gd) [902m -u No 2-10-97 __(June._2,, 202 Timely Filed Pefifien for Lewe 170 Appeal 10. Supreme Court-oF Tilinois No, |a7yos Qe | [September a9 20a! Supreme Court denied patton _ | for the petition for [eave Aopeal of LHlinoi's ENO TS —| QOWSTETUTTOVAL PROVE STOVS AND _lunited Stetes Conshitahan Amendment lot. SH 19th __[hineis Code Article | . Sechon & | __[Bricf and ar untat for Defendeat —A ppc lle (See. Appeod't) Reply brief Be Defendant ~hppellete (Gee Apynd'x)'D) an [Amended Motion for New Tr'al_Pefendent (Stet Appendey val _ _ _ Append A-Deci'sisn of State Court of Appeals —| Appendit B= Decision of Stele Trial Court Brief and Agpumeat —| Append’y_C-Decision of State Supreme Court Denying Revie _ | Appeodey -D = Reply brict for Defradent— fppellare _| Prppendi 1 E-Ameded pietoo fr Nw Trial ckadet [People Stewart ule b15, Rule YoY, Rule S/ Znwhuatins, pa, 5. [People Hayes , People . Thvngval People ¥. Winship M.S. V. 0Bnen i t _ 3 . } _| STATEMENT” OF _CASE | [November 7fhaand, 2.008 her body was found | —_ Wn the fockriver November aand, 2008 on (May 24h __|2015,, the State Charged Cheundras boyfriend, _ __Wames Williams, ne Fergt-degree murder ad. | —_lenceahnent: OF a hoarcrdal death ; alleging Pathe _ Med . Streggled Chaundra and placed her bod (0 Fhe Iriver James Chose fo proceed with a jury Trial, | | Treal_ counsel! Larkd object speci Fics Ulf | _|f the fenquege (n the States mod bred 3.14 and ~ fal cute! dd ont ofc an allenebve‘ngtuchin _|nor ded tril Counsel object fo States witnesses _| Cumulehye excessive hearsay and. prior hed-acts feshimany | Aonellate counsel Farled fo rnclude an y oF —_ Hhe [8 errors trial lawyer presented on dehindanf i —_leofien for a new trial Appeal Counsel only presented — forFuted LSSUCS On defn dant appeal . (See appeod-y £) | _ARGUWENT Was incorrect and T pray that the Supreme —lcourt of the Unkd states would hear py —lappeal hased on fhe follwing reasons : The Lhnwis [Supreme Court has rade clear that eyidence of “hither crimes 1s adnisble if if is cekvad — Than propensity, fo commitcrime, (Peo ple V. Stewart, : _Iahat he or she Koows perseodly, but whet-ofers fave ard and! thet 1s thecchre derenchet on fhe credibility 115 genecall/ inaclmissible undee fhe rales of evitkae | __ defendants case Was Circumtfaotial € yidence With __|n0 direct testimony or any physical evidence — Efieg hack fo the cine Charge! Rule US __|Plain errors or defects affecting Substantial righty _|__ May be nepced althevah They vere et brah | — = ARGUMENT: Corbinucl __| Does not contain an ingtracten on a Subject po which the court cktemines Lhat Pheu (Should! be castrated, the instruction given on thet prem arguments The Rockford Police Department said __|@ search of the scene was unsuccess fal a locating —} Any evidence appcening 16 be faveld (0 this _liavestigation the State ches ret Mtew wheer Where hich say nothing about hearsay. People ¥. Hayes {183 Ei Mpp. 3 752,.159-5%, 139 Dif Dec. YS, 539 —|W-B. ad’, 355 (992) reversal was mendefed pecause __| largely on hearsay_and one bed-achs. Pg ¥, _NThingvald | INS i 3d yy (bY TIL Dec. 897, SYNE. _fad 9) This Court summarized The Studwdy __ler admissibilby of offer crimes eyicknce Such enlace —Joverpersuades the jury, whch nrght ¢ Convict the defendant | Only becauie (f feels he sa hed person chserving —|punishmaot. Defe