WHETHER PETITIONER WAS DENIED THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL, DUE PROCESS, AND EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAWS, IN VIOLATION OF THE FIFTH AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION (U.S. CONST. AMENDS. 5, 14), WHERE THE ILLINOIS APPELLATE COURT AFFIRMED THAT THE TRIAL COURT DID NOT COMMIT ERROR OR ABUSE ITS DISCRETION IN ADMITTING UNDULY AND PREJUDICIAL AND EXCESSIVE OTHER-CRIMES EVIDENCE THE ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT DENIED PETITIONER LEAVE TO APPEAL THE DECISION OF THAT COURT.

Whether the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on excessive fines applies to the states