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People Ex Rel. Madigan v. Snyder

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 23, 2004No. 95663PublishedCited by 97 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas

This case comes before the court as an original action for a writ of mandamus. 188 Ill. 2d R. 381. The Illinois Attorney General filed the complaint on behalf of the people of the state of Illinois. The complaint seeks a writ of mandamus ordering the Director of Corrections and the wardens of Pontiac and Menard Correctional Centers to prevent the recording of certain commutation orders entered by former Governor George H. Ryan or, in the alternative, to expunge the commutation orders where they have already been entered.

BACKGROUND

Petitioners’ complaint contains the following allegations. On…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. People v. RissleyIllinois Supreme Court · 2003
  4. John Kenneth Henderson v. Frederick Frank, Superintendent Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., Attorney General John K. HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
  5. People v. LatonaIllinois Supreme Court · 1998

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  5. Robert Simpson v. Deirdre Battaglia, Warden, 1Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006

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