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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB1730 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 725 ILCS 5/115-8 | from Ch. 38, par. 115-8 |
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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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| | HB1730 | | LRB100 03316 SLF 13321 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 115-8 as follows:
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| 6 | | (725 ILCS 5/115-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 115-8)
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| 7 | | Sec. 115-8.
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| 8 | | A defendant may waive his right to be present during trial. |
| 9 | | However,
upon motion of the
the State's Attorney made prior to |
| 10 | | or during trial, the
court shall order the defendant to present |
| 11 | | himself in open court for the
purpose of identification. |
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 77-1426.)
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