Table of Contents

• Library: Post-Conviction Practice: A Manual for Illinois Attorneys (2012 Ed.)

Table of Contents

Foreward..........................................................................................................................................................................vi

I. An Introduction and Overview of Post-Conviction Litigation...............................................................1

A. Including Sufficient Evidentiary Support is Critical to Obtaining a Hearing..................................2

B. What Issues Are Generally Litigated in a Post-Conviction Petition?.................................................3

C. A Variety of Procedural Avenues Exist for Raising Claims of Newly Discovered Evidence..........................................................................................................................................................3

D. Before Beginning the Post-Conviction Petition, You Must Correctly Preserve the Record for Filing a Future Federal Habeas Corpus Petition.............................................................................. 3

1. Overview of Federal Habeas Litigation...............................................................................................4

2. Asserting Claims in Both State and Federal Constitutional Terms.................................................4

3. Appealing a Denial of the Federal Habeas Corpus Petition............................................................4

4. Filing Successive Post-Conviction Petitions........................................................................................4

5. The Importance of Requesting Evidentiary Hearings and if Granted, Presenting as Much Evidence as Possible...........................................................................................5

a. Evidentiary Hearings in State Court....................................................................................................5

b. Evidentiary Hearings in Federal Court...