Justice for Mr. Guy

Bringing What Was Done in the Dark Into the Light

Travaris Guy wants the questions surrounding his case brought out of the shadows and into public view. His aim is to put the trial record, the disputed jury instructions, and the unanswered questions about due process before the public so they can be examined openly.

The central question is pointed: Did the jury receive the complete and accurate legal instructions it needed to decide the case fairly? Answering that question requires more than a headline or an accusation. It requires a careful comparison of the instructions actually given, the applicable Illinois law, the evidence presented at trial, and the court record.

Listen to this episode of how Illinois Supreme Court swapped Guy’s charge for Aggravated Battery with a Firearm when it ruled Attempted Murder charge erroneous! Does this affect due process?

People v. Guy: The Unresolved Question Behind the Aggravated-Battery Remedy

How a conviction that could not stand as attempted first-degree murder became an aggravated-battery conviction—and why the jury's mental-state findings remain a central issue for review

Researched by Travaris T. Guy September 17, 2026

Justice for Mr. Travaris Guy

My case began in 2002.

Two decades later, I am still asking a question that should concern every citizen:

When a court gets something fundamentally wrong, who is responsible for correcting it—and what happens when the system resists confronting its own mistakes?

Listen carefully to the breakdown and consider this fight for justice and freedom.

Forty Years of Illinois Self defense Instructions-and the Constitutional Question raised by Travaris Guy case

Article research by Mr. Guy

Addressing Self defense Murder jury instructions in Illinois