No. 25-5076

Shomari Legghette v. Illinois

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2025-07-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-representation constructive-denial criminal-procedure due-process ineffective-assistance sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw FourthAmendment DueProcess CriminalProcedure Securities Privacy
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether defense Counsel's absence at a critical stage constructively denied representation as guaranteed by the sixth amendment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

I. Whether defense Counsel's absence at a critical stage constructively denied representation as guaranteed by the sixth amendment. II. Whether appointed appellate Counsel's missapprehended the lav? and facts by failure to brief and raise the following issues on appeal constitutes unreasonable if not ineffective assistance of appellate representation. III. Whether the Court's motion to strike Petitioner's pro se brief as ordered by the court violates the strictures of due process and equal protection. IV. Whether 720 II.CS 5/7-7 is facially unconstitutional given societal, concerns over use of force in policing. V. Whether CPD was operating outside of lawful authority and without justification by placing petitioner in constructive detention by initiating an unannounced fact pursuit via Radio. VI. Whether evidence obtained after petitioner's deadly encounter with commander Bauer are fruits of a poisonous tree.

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-07-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-25
Waiver of right of respondent Illinois to respond filed.
2025-02-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 11, 2025)

Attorneys

Illinois
Katherine Marie DoerschOffice of the Illinois Attorney General, Respondent
Shomari Legghette
Shomari Legghette — Petitioner