People v. Howard

SIXTH DIVISION March 30, 2007 No. 1-05-1662 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) No. 84 C 01313401 ) STANLEY HOWARD, ) Honorable ) Paul Biebel, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE JOSEPH GORDON delivered the opinion of the court: Defendant, Stanley Howard, appeals from the circuit court's denial of his petition to expunge records of his arrest for a crime for which he was pardoned by the Governor. Defendant contends that the statute providing for expungement of arrest records vests no discretion within…