No. 24-572

Reginald Pittman, By and Through His Guardian and Next Friend, Robin M. Hamilton, v. Madison County, Illinois, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-11-22
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: due-process evidence-exclusion fair-trial fourteenth-amendment jury-instruction pre-trial-detainee
Key Terms:
DueProcess CriminalProcedure Punishment
Latest Conference: 2025-01-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Circuit Court improperly impair the plaintiff's due process right to a fair trial by sustaining the jury's verdict and failing to order a new trial despite the plaintiff never being given the opportunity to present material videotaped evidence to a properly instructed jury?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

question presented is: ii I. Did the Circuit Court improperly impair the plaintiffs due process right to a fair trial by sustaining the jury's verdict and failing to order a new trial, even though the plaintiff has never, throughout the extensive history of this case, been given the opportunity to present the material videotaped evidence to a properly instructed jury. iii PARTIES TO THE PROCEEEDINGS Petitioners below: Reginald Pittman, by Robin M. Hamilton, both of 3152 Lawn St., Alton, IL 62002. Respondents below): County of Madison, State of Illinois; Sergeant Randy Eaton; Jail Deputy, Matthew Werner.

Docket Entries

2025-01-27
Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2025-01-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025.
2024-12-23
Brief of County of Madison, State of Illinois, et al. in opposition submitted.
2024-12-23
Brief of respondents County of Madison, State of Illinois, et al. in opposition filed.
2024-12-23
Brief of respondents Madison County, Illinois, et al. in opposition filed.
2024-11-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 23, 2024)

Attorneys

County of Madison, State of Illinois, et al.
John Laurence GilbertSandberg Phoenix & von Gontard, P.C., Respondent
John Laurence GilbertSandberg Phoenix & von Gontard, P.C., Respondent
Reginald Pittman, by her guardian and next friend, Robin M. Hamilton
Ross Tillman AndersonRoss Anderson Law Firm, Petitioner
Ross Tillman AndersonRoss Anderson Law Firm, Petitioner