Jean-Louis Pelletier

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] Francis le Belge [fr],[9] Valérie Subra of the Affaire Hattab-Sarraud-Subra [fr], and Danny Leprince of the Affaire Leprince [fr].^[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]

• Un certain sentiment d'injustice (1989)^[11]
• Profession : avocat.... de Mesrine à l'affaire d'Outreau (2012)