Charged with felony, reduced to misdemeanor: why does my record still show it as a felony?
I recently received this email from a potential client: I noticed that there were two Class 4 felonies on my record. What exactly is a Class 4 felony? I wasn’t even aware that they were on my record because I thought they were reduced to misdemeanors but I guess I was wrong since they showed up. Is this something that can only be accessed my [...]
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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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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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September 2, 2011: Illinois Governor Quinn grants 74 more clemencies/pardons
Governor Quinn (D-IL) has established a pattern of granting pardons around the holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter…and now, Labor Day. On Friday, September 2, 2011, just as we started the long weekend in celebration of Labor Day, Governor Quinn granted 74 pardons. (He also denied 99 requests.) According to leading pardon authority Professor P. S. Ruckman, Jr. of www.pardonpower.com, “Quinn has acted on a total of 1,529 [...]
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