· 10/2/1979
In Re Wigoda
Citations
- 395 N.E.2d 571
- 77 Ill. 2d 154
- 32 Ill. Dec. 341
- 1979 Ill. LEXIS 349
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a continuing belief in one’s innocence is not sufficient to bar reinstatement and noting the distinction between repentance and reha-bilitation
- city alderman convicted of accepting bribe may be reinstated despite his continuing assertion of innocence
- city alderman convicted of accepting bribe may be reinstated despite his continuing assertion of innocence
- “Rehabilitation, the most important consideration in reinstatement proceedings, is a matter of one’s return to a beneficial, constructive and trustworthy role.” (quotation marks omitted)
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Judges: Clark, Ward
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