About Jean-Louis Pelletier
Lived 1936 – 2022 (aged 86). Jean-Louis Pelletier was a French lawyer.
Jean-Louis Pelletier (; 30 March 1936 – 11 October 2022) was a French criminal lawyer.
Biography Pelletier began his career in Aix-en-Provence, where his clients twice received death penalty verdicts. He also obtained two Presidential pardons for his clients, one from Charles de Gaulle in 1965 and one from François Mitterrand in 1981. He was the defense attorney for Jacques Mesrine, Philippe Maurice, , Valérie Subra of the , and Danny Leprince of the .
Pelletier mentored many younger members of the bar, such as Éric Dupond-Moretti. He presided over the Association des avocats pénalistes.
Jean-Louis Pelletier died on 11 October 2022.
Books Un certain sentiment d'injustice (1989) Profession : avocat.... de Mesrine à l'affaire d'Outreau (2012)
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Jean-Louis Pelletier was born on 30 March 1936 in Hyères.
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Jean-Louis Pelletier died on 11 October 2022 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
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