The man convicted last month in connection with a 2022 kidnapping and rape that began at a Collinsville Starbucks is asking the judge for a new trial.
In a June 1 motion, the Madison County public defenders representing Timothy J. Dubois Jr., 42, of Fayette County, Illinois, said the jury should not have been allowed to see a confession video or an apology letter.
They argued police obtained the evidence through illegal interrogations…