101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0643

 

Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
725 ILCS 5/115-8  from Ch. 38, par. 115-8

    Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a defendant's waiver of his or her right to be present during trial.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5amended by changing Section 115-8 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 5/115-8)  (from Ch. 38, par. 115-8)
7    Sec. 115-8. A defendant may waive his right to be present
8during trial. However, upon motion of the the State's Attorney
9made prior to or during trial, the court shall order the
10defendant to present himself in open court for the purpose of
11identification.
12(Source: P.A. 77-1426.)