No. 19-7823

Seth A. Weaver v. Illinois

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2020-02-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 5th-amendment 6th-amendment conviction due-process guilty-plea illinois-law ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel plea-bargaining post-conviction-petition sixth-amendment unknowing-and-involuntary-plea
Latest Conference: 2020-03-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does Illinois ignorance of the law theory as applied to
successive post-conviction petitioners deny them relief from
constitutionally unsound guilty pleas ?

2. Does State Court rulings that are contrary to well established
precedent set by this Court deny due process ,violating rights
guaranteed by the 5th Amend. ?

3. .Does multiple instances of ineffective assistance of counsel
by several attorneys throughout entire proceedings violate
petitioners right to counsel guaranteed by the 6th Amend ?

4. Can a conviction obtained by an unknowing and unvoluntary plea
stand?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does Illinois ignorance-of-the-law theory deny successive-post-conviction-petitioners relief-from-constitutionally-unsound-guilty-pleas?

Docket Entries

2020-03-30
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020.
2020-03-03
Waiver of right of respondent Illinois to respond filed.
2020-02-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 30, 2020)

Attorneys

Illinois
Michael Marc Glick — Respondent
Seth A. Weaver
Seth A. Weaver — Petitioner