No. 24-7107

Brandon A. Dunkleberger v. Illinois

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2025-05-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process essential-elements guilty-plea judicial-precedent plea-validity
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2025-05-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is Illinois bound by this Court's rule that a guilty plea is not valid when the defendant is not informed of the essential elements of the crime?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Is Illinois bound by this Court’s rule that a guilty plea is not valid when the defendant is not informed of the essential elements of the crime? i

Docket Entries

2025-05-27
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/22/2025.
2025-05-05
Waiver of right of respondent Illinois to respond filed.
Main DocumentMain Document
2025-04-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 2, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of ServiceMotion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Brandon Dunkleberger
Santiago Alonso Durango — Office of the State Appellate Defender, Petitioner
Illinois
Katherine Marie Doersch — Office of the Illinois Attorney General, Respondent