Sticking with his Easter tradition, Governor Quinn grants pardons for many, including our clients
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn likes to grant clemency petitions (aka pardons) during the holidays. Sticking with his holiday tradition, on Good Friday, Governor Quinn granted 87 pardons to those convicted of crimes in the State of Illinois. (He also denied 135 petitions.) Pardon received for Tamara Holder’s client Governor Blagojevich left Governor Quinn with a huge backlog when he was impeached in January of 2009. [...]
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April 6, 2012: Illinois Governor Quinn grants more Clemency and Pardon petitions
As an attorney whose focus is clemency, I was happy to hear Illinois Governor Pat Quinn granted 52 pardon petitions on Good Friday. Gov. Quinn is known for granting clemency (commonly known as a pardon) around the holidays. If you look at his pattern, he generally grants pardons around the most-celebrated holidays, especially Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Unfortunately, the Chicago Tribune is too lazy to [...]
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Juveniles, More than Delinquent
Posted by Bryant Chavez Most people are under the mistaken impression that their juvenile court proceedings won’t hold them back. Unfortunately, this is not necessarily the case in Illinois. While there are several mechanisms in place to help juvenile offenders, there are still pitfalls in the law forcing juveniles into harsh circumstances. In Illinois, you become an adult at age 17. The law states that [...]
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Blago’s Last Stand
Last week I read an interesting article in the newspapers about former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. With his sentencing date coming up soon, he and his wife have been furiously campaigning the public to send in letters of support for the convicted Governor. I can only assume that Blago hopes to have a Miracle on 34th Street moment in which thousands of letters are dumped [...]
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I filed my Clemency/Pardon petition, had a hearing before the Prisoner Review Board, now what?
Here is what we tell our clients after we’ve filed their pardon aka petition for clemency and appeared before the Board for a hearing: PROCESS: Pardon filing –> Pardon hearing before Prisoner Review Board –> Board votes on whether they think Governor should/should not grant your pardon –> Regardless of their non-binding opinion/vote, Board must send your pardon to Governor –> Pardon sits on Governor’s desk until he [...]
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