Jean-Louis Pelletier Explained
| Jean-Louis Pelletier |
| Birth Date: | 1936 3, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Hyères, France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | Lawyer |
Jean-Louis Pelletier (30 March 1936[1] – 11 October 2022) was a French criminal lawyer.[2]
Biography
Pelletier began his career in Aix-en-Provence, where his clients twice received death penalty verdicts.[3] He also obtained two Presidential pardons for his clients,[4] one from Charles de Gaulle in 1965 and one from François Mitterrand in 1981.[5] He was the defense attorney for Jacques Mesrine,[6] Philippe Maurice,[7],[9] Valérie Subra of the, and Danny Leprince of the .[8]
Pelletier mentored many younger members of the bar, such as Éric Dupond-Moretti. He presided over the Association des avocats pénalistes.[9]
Jean-Louis Pelletier died on 11 October 2022.[10]
Books
- Un certain sentiment d'injustice (1989)[11]
- Profession : avocat.... de Mesrine à l'affaire d'Outreau (2012)
Notes and References
- News: Jean-Louis Pelletier, avocat passeur et enchanteur d'une génération . Le Monde.fr . 12 October 2022 .
- News: Pivois. Marc. 31 March 2006. Direct du droit. dead. https://archive.today/20140828161716/http://www.liberation.fr/portrait/2006/03/31/direct-du-droit_34756. 28 August 2014. French. Libération. 14 October 2022.
- News: 18 September 2011. " Le plus frappant, c'était la honte qui se lisait sur les visages ". dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20211120205809/https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/le-plus-frappant-c-etait-la-honte-qui-se-lisait-sur-les-visages-18-09-2011-1613069.php. 20 November 2021. French. Le Parisien. 14 October 2022.
- News: 29 September 2011. Les avocats se souviennent de la guillotine. French. Slate. 14 October 2022.
- News: Lombard-Latune. Marie-Amélie. 28 September 2011. Peine de mort: la mémoire à vif des avocats des condamnés. French. Le Figaro. 14 October 2022.
- News: Lazard. Violette. 19 November 2013. Thierry Herzog. Sarko, son poteau. French. Libération. 14 October 2022.
- Book: Cassia, Paul. 2009. Robert Badinter, un juriste en politique. French. Fayard. 9782213654041.
- News: 13 April 2013. Évasion de Redoine Faïd : son avocat n'est "pas étonné". French. Le Point. 14 October 2022.
- Book: 1998. Le Point, Numéros 1355 à 1363. French. Le Point.
- News: 11 October 2022. L'avocat pénaliste Jean-Louis Pelletier est mort. French. Le Monde. 14 October 2022.
- Web site: Un Certain sentiment d'injustice [Texte imprimé] / Jean-Louis Pelletier, [entretien avec] Claude Sérillon]. Bibliothèque nationale de France. French.
