No. 23-6298

Chet Smith v. Cook County, Illinois

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-12-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: criminal-charges federal-rules-criminal-procedure federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure fifth-amendment government-non-compliance grand-jury oath-requirement panel-defendant procedural-due-process rule-3 void-complaint void-indictment
Latest Conference: 2024-02-16
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Question Presented (AI Summary)

whether-the-return-of-an-indictment-without-a-vote-by-the-grand-jury-violates-the-fifth-amendment-guarantee-of-indictment-by-a-grand-jury

Docket Entries

2024-02-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2023-09-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 17, 2024)

Attorneys

Chet Smith
Chet Smith — Petitioner