Robert Downey Jr pardoned for 1996 drug conviction

By law the judge’s order is forwarded to the Governor.

While a pardon does not erase the crime from Downey’s criminal record, it allows him to serve on a jury and be appointed to certain government jobs, along with restoring his right to vote.

In the official pardon document, the governor’s office wrote that “since his release from custody, he has lived an honest and upright life, exhibited good moral character, and conducted himself as a law-abiding citizen”.

Downey Jr, who is best known today for his role as “Iron Man” in a series of Marvel films, was sent to prison in 1999 after violating his probation. The present governor of Calif., Gov. Jerry Brown, is not any totally different, and there’s a special addition to his pardon list let go just in time for the holidays.

The pardon notes that the actor was convicted for possessing a controlled substance, carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle with a prior conviction, driving under the influence with a prior conviction and use of a controlled substance.

Downey petitioned for clemency, citing his recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, as well as his successful career, philanthropy and family, which includes his wife, producer Susan Downey, and two kids, 3-year-old Exton and 1-year-old Avri.

All 91 individuals pardoned have completed their sentences and have been out of prison for more than 10 years, according to a press release from the governor’s office.

Representatives for Downey could not immediately be reached for comment on the pardon.