Christopher J. Cox v. Illinois
1. Whether a defendant's procedural due process rights under the
Fourteenth Amendment have been violated when he was denied his
right to a fair trial in state circuit court following a post
trial motion hearing where State withheld exculpatory photo evi
dence and knowingly entered fabricated photo evidence into trial
record. Blindsiding jurors with false evidence , fa 1se witnesses.
2. Whether a county state's attorney can use a circuit judges
initials D W 5 and enter a false finding of great bodily harm into
a docket sheet after the sentencing hearing had concluded absent
a jury's findings and the defehdarit'noti.b&ing present in open
court to hear the increase in statutory sentence range be held
liable under 42 U.5.C. 19B3?
3. Whether a defendant's IVvVIII,XIV Amendments liberty interest
to be free from detention was violated when his conviction was
obtained in violation of state law. The law was clearly establish
at the time of Petitioner's detention so as to deny qualified
immunity to the local state's attorney.
Whether Petitioner was denied his rights under U . S . Const . 4th
When his due process Amendment , Bth Amendment , 141h Amendment,
rights were violated as well as his right to a fair trial.
1 . Did the Illinois Supreme Court err in denying Petition For
Leave To Appeal given that the Petitioner was denied his right to
a fair trial?
Whether a defendant's procedural due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment have been violated