No. 22-6547

Kashai Jones v. Illinois

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2023-01-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process illinois-supreme-court judicial-discretion jury-instructions jury-selection legal-principles plain-error trial-court wainwright-v-witt
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2023-02-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Illinois Supreme Court's rule requiring trial courts to ensure that each juror understands the principles of People v. Zehr, 103 Ill. 2d 472 (1984), is consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Wainwright v. Witt, 469 U.S. 412 (1985)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2023-02-21
Petition DENIED.
2023-01-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
2023-01-24
Waiver of right of respondent Illinois to respond filed.
2022-11-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 16, 2023)

Attorneys

Illinois
Katherine Marie DoerschOffice of the Illinois Attorney General, Respondent
Katherine Marie DoerschOffice of the Illinois Attorney General, Respondent
Kashai Jones
Kashai Jones — Petitioner
Kashai Jones — Petitioner