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After the Illinois Supreme Court refused to vacate his life sentence under Miller, Holman brought a post-conviction petition challenging his sentence of life imprisonment without parole pursuant to the Proportionate Penalties Clause of Article I, Section 11 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, which states in relevant part: “All penalties ...
In 2003, Governor Ryan granted a petition filed by the Illinois Innocence Project and granted Harris a full pardon based on actual innocence. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] “The Harris case illustrates the far-reaching problems in the investigation, arrest, trial, and appeal of cases in Illinois involving serious crimes-- even cases like this that do ...
After the Supreme Court dismissed Hale's petition, Hale filed a case against the admissions board, the Third District Committee, members of the Hearing Panel, and the Illinois Supreme Court, feeling he did not receive proper judicial proceedings regarding the denial of his bar application and the perceived infringement upon his free speech rights.
The defendants then filed a petition under the Illinois Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. ch. 38 §§ 826–832), under which only questions arising under the State or Federal Constitution could be raised, to obtain a certified copy of the entire record for their appeal, alleging that there were manifest nonconstitutional errors in the trial that entitled them to have their ...
The Illinois Supreme Court found a major criminal justice reform bill was indeed constitutional on Tuesday, which will see the state end cash bail in the next 60 days.
However, such arguments have been disputed, and since the Supreme Court has issued constitutional rulings that affirmed the president's "unlimited" pardon power, a constitutional amendment or a Supreme Court decision on a self-pardon would be required to settle the constitutionality of a self-pardon. [46]
On preliminary grounds, Illinois’ case was considered by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year, but after a conference, Justice Clarence Thomas denied writs of certiorari, saying the case ...
CHICAGO (WTVO) — A federal appeals court in Chicago ruled that the Illinois assault weapon ban can remain in effect while the law is debated. This decision came on Thursday as lawyers ...