Jean-Louis Pelletier

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

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)