An Illinois Order Denying Certificate of Innocence is a judicial order that denies an exonerated convict the right to obtain a Certificate of Innocence. This certificate is granted to criminal defendants who were wrongly convicted of a crime but later exonerated due to new evidence or a change in the law. The Order Denying Certificate of Innocence is usually issued by the state court after the defendant has filed a petition for a Certificate of Innocence. The Order Denying Certificate of Innocence may be issued for a variety of reasons such as lack of clear and convincing evidence of innocence; failure to establish a clear relationship between the new evidence and the person’s exoneration; or the court may determine that the petitioner has not proven that his or her conviction was based on a constitutional violation or that the conviction was legally invalid and therefore, the petitioner is not entitled to a Certificate of Innocence. There are two types of Illinois Order Denying Certificate of Innocence: the Summary Order Denying Certificate of Innocence, which is a brief order denying the petitioner's request for a Certificate of Innocence; and the Final Order Denying Certificate of Innocence, which is a more detailed order setting forth the facts and the court's reasoning for denying the petitioner's request.