No. 18-5905

Cortez Moore v. Illinois

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2018-09-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process fair-trial judicial-bias officer-testimony opening-argument prosecutorial-misconduct sixth-amendment testifying-officers witness-credibility
Latest Conference: 2018-10-12
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the State of Illinois deprived Cortez Moore of a fair trial where during opening argument it repeatedly characterized the testifying officers as "super heroes?"

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the State of Illinois deprived Cortez Moore of a fair trial where during opening argument it repeatedly characterized the testifying officers as 'super heroes'?

Docket Entries

2018-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
2018-09-25
Waiver of right of respondent Illinois to respond filed.
2018-07-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 9, 2018)

Attorneys

Cortez Moore
Cortez Moore — Petitioner
Illinois
Michael Marc Glick — Respondent