In re Appointment of Special Prosecutor

The State’s Attorney of Madison County appeals from an order by the trial court appointing a special prosecutor, Richard Sturgeon, to investigate and prosecute, if necessary, the allegations of perjury and subornation of perjury filed by petitioner, Amiel Cueto (Cueto), against a former assistant State’s Attorney, Donald Weber (Weber), and Dr. Edwin Wolfgram (Dr. Wolfgram).

I. Facts

In order to understand the issues in this case, it is necessary for us to provide a short history of some of the extensive litigation between Cueto and Weber. It all apparently started when Weber, as State’s…