Legal Opinion
Bowens v. Quinn
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 2, 2009No. 08-4153PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Article V, section 12, of the Illinois Constitution provides that “the Governor may grant reprieves, commutations and pardons, after conviction, for all offenses on such terms as he thinks proper. The manner of applying therefor may be regulated by law.” An Illinois statute establishes procedures for the exercise of this power of executive clemency, and provides that though “nothing in this [statute] shall be construed to limit the power of the Governor under the constitution to grant a reprieve, commutation of sentence, or pardon, ... the Governor shall decide each…
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