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Quinn Grants 85 Clemency Petitions
CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn granted 85 clemency petitions and denied 189 others in the latest round of action to clear a backlog of cases left by his predecessor, ousted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Quinn granted the pardons and expunged convictions Friday in most of the cases. They included offenses from burglary and drug charges to armed robbery and reckless discharge of a firearm.

This latest action brings the number of clemency petitions Quinn has granted to 467. He has denied 728 other petitions.

Rob Warden is director of the Northwestern University Law School Center on Wrongful Convictions. Warden said he wants Quinn to deal with high-profile clemency cases awaiting action.

Blagojevich left a backlog of 2,500 cases when he was impeached and removed from office in January 2009 after his arrest on federal corruption charges.

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