# Petition — Schott v. Illinois > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/brief%3Amicro_IA40385004_1082%3A1 ## Record - **Collection:** Supreme Court brief - **Document type:** Petition - **Published:** January 1, 1977 - **Citation:** 429 U.S. 1097 ## Text upreme Court, U. S, FILED No DEC 28 1976 MICHAEL RODAK, JR.. CLER i In the Supreme Court of the United States OctosreR Term, 1976 76-894% ANDREW P. SCHOTT, JR., JOHN L. LEE, and JAMES E. SUTTON, Petitioners, vs. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS, SECOND DISTRICT JULIUS LUCIUS ECHELES CAROLYN JAFFE 35 East Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60601 Attorneys for Petitioners. EE SE A RE A, TS UNITED STATES LAW PRINTING CO., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60618 (312) 525-6581 ee ee ve ee sO INDEX PAGE Judgment and Opinion Below 20.000 ..............eeeeeeseeeeeeeeenes 2 PUMIMMIOCE OE TIS COUEE ancctcnicccceccccccscscccnsssonacccnsesessceeses 2 Questions Presented for Review 22.2..0.........cccceceeceeeeeeeeees 2 Constitutional Provisions Involved _..0......000. eee. 3 Raising the Federal Questions Below 0.00.00... 4 I OE Te I ivcisseecnsevcnnsesenenrteesbsilinnintmnnetintinns 4 ROUEN SUERTE icnicts in csesinsicatasceceenbiensddsteicaiatenmessiatiiesaidinimnonln 6 Evidence at hearing on motion to suppress evidence — 6 Reasons for Granting the Writ) ......000.........cccceecee eee 10 Fe TI | idnicicceicemisinsinnecctctinciimmicinineiaien 10 1. Petitioners were deprived of their constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel 12 A. This Court should grant certiorari in order to re-examine the minimum due process standards applicable to determining the minimum ealiber of professional legal representation which the Constitution requires the States to assure defen- Ey Te EE IID» seickenncseeicnctnnicedeneticeciicicannen The question whether a federal constitutional right was waived is itself a federal question, such that this Court should look beyond the con- clusions of the Appellate Court that certain is- sues were waived for failure to be raised or pre- served below. Alternatively, if such ordinarily would constitute waiver, this doctrine cannot 12° il PAGE constitutionally be applied in the face of serious and substantial allegations attacking the compe- tency and effectiveness of counsel, where part of the grounds for attacking counsel’s competency rests on his failure to have taken various ap- propriate actions at trial, including the preser- vation of such questions for review ....0............... 12 2. Prejudicial publicity about petitioner Schott’s arrest during the trial was responsible for depriving petitioners of a fair trial in derogation of their con- stitutional rights. The method of jury interrogation adopted by the trial judge is inconsistent with the fed- erally required due process standards heretofore Ce TF Gare I | Sasirticcisitcicsenittideteieetrionins 18 3. Petitioners’ Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure were violated where they were stopped in a car on the highway solely on the basis of a police radio message containing a description not sufficiently similar to them and their car to justify a lawful ‘‘stop’’ or arrest, and physical evidence seized as a direct result of that arrest was used at their trial Oe I ND shstreaieseccimtedeseninebaceisiccialencnaiieceanie . 21 STIUIEIN © © sctansonsenssosiaieistetinnainsaitianeseeenpmelidetaecbemasenadiises 27 Appendices : Appendix A—Appellate Court Opinion ..........App. 1 Appendix B—Order denying petition for re- PIII sicsssasesesccnmsnabvbnintiuibdeasisanctashienisatacabiesiasiauaiacte App. 19 Appendix C—Order denying petition for leave Oe I cicsinicd ieiicininiatiacteldndicdeditinkinii ec! App. 2 Appendix D—Map of Rock Falls-Sterling area App. 21 ill AUTHORITIES CITED Cases PAGE Beasley v. United States, 491 F.2d 687 (6 Cir. 1974) ....15, 17 Bollenbach v. United States, 326 U.S. 607 (1946) 0... 11 Bruce v. United States, 379 F.2d 113 (D.C. Cir. aa aha cca acted aaa aus tetiadinsabeniten veseeee dy 15, 17 Chapman v. California, 386 U.S. 18 (1967) .000 26 Diges v. Welch, 148 F.2d 667 (D.C. Cir. 1945) ........... 15 Farese v, United States, 428 F.2d 178 (5 Cir. 1970) .... 20 ee Re 17 Goodwin v. Cardwell, 432 F.2d 521 (6 Cir. 1970) .0000.... 12 Henry v. Mississippi, 379 U.S. 443 (1965) 2... 17 Henry v. United States, 361 U.S. 98 (1959) 00. 22, 25 Herring v. Estelle, 491 F.2d 125, rehearing denied, 493 SE I I, III eericticsecesatnentenscensesinstionerensactincsoneen 15 Irvin v. Dowd, 366 U.S. 717 (1961) ...................cccccsccseres 19 Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368 (1964) —.000002 17 Lee v. Hopper, 499 F.2d 456 (5 Cir. 1974) 200000... 12 Mallory v. United States, 354 U.S. 440 (1957) _.......... 24 Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961) 2.0... eeeeeeeees 26 Margoles v. United States, 407 F.2d 727 (7 Cir. 1969). 19 McQueen v. Swenson, 498 F.2d 207 (8 Cir, 1974) ........ 17 Moore v. United States, 432 F.2d 730 (3 Cir. 1970) ....12, 16 Noble v. Sigler, 351 F.2d 673 (8 Cir. 1965) .. 0000... 17 People v. Cain, 36 L1.2d 589, 224 N.K.2d 786 (1967) . 19 People v. Ibarra, 60 Cal.2d 460, 34 Cal. Rptr. 863, 386 SE TET TUTE cncciusbaseaesicenactsirtniiiniictcnnidociiniaeoemanetininainichinnioee 13 iv PAGE People v. Moore, 6 Ill. App.3d 932, 287 N.E.2d 130 (1 IN MIE sess nich aaeelc ai alae aisha bededonessionseaeanbiiectiiiainadia . & Rideau y. Louisiana, 373 U.S. 723 (1963) 00000000... aaah 19 Rios v. United States, 364 U.S. 253 (1960) 0... 22 Scott v. United States, 427 F.2d 609 (D.C. Cir. 1970). 13, 15,17 United States v. Dellinger, 472 F.2d 340 (7 Cir. 1972) .. 19 United States v. Marshall, 488 F.2d 1169 (9 Cir. 1973) 12 United States v. Hammonds, 425 F.2d 597 (D.C. Cir. III, | sascha sibs hdc Ou . 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