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Illinois Supreme Court ruling grants Decatur man certificate of innocence


SARAH MANSUR
Capitol News Illinois
SPRINGFIELD — A majority of the Illinois Supreme Court decided Thursday that the state law governing certificates of innocence only requires exonerated individuals to prove their innocence for the criminal offense with which they were initially charged.
The court’s decision means that an exonerated person who seeks a certificate of innocence does not have to prove their innocence in “every conceivable theory of criminal liability for that offense.”
Palmer was charged in the August 1998 death of William Helmbacher in Decatur. Helmbacher reported a burglary at his apartment on Aug. 26, 1998, and he was found dead in his apartment one day later. ....

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Illinois Supreme Court makes ruling on innocence certificates


Illinois Supreme Court makes ruling on innocence certificates
 
Updated 4/15/2021 3:40 PM
SPRINGFIELD A majority of the Illinois Supreme Court decided Thursday that the state law governing certificates of innocence requires exonerated individuals to prove their innocence only for the criminal offense with which they were initially charged.
The court s decision means that an exonerated person who seeks a certificate of innocence does not have to prove his or her innocence in every conceivable theory of criminal liability for that offense.
 
The effect of their decision has the most immediate impact for Charles Palmer, who was wrongfully convicted of a Decatur murder and spent nearly two decades in prison. Palmer s petition for a certificate of innocence was under review in the court s opinion. ....

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