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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2374
Introduced 1/18/2006, by Sen. John J. Millner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a statement of a witness is not excluded at the trial of any defendant by the hearsay rule or as a violation of any right to confront witnesses if the witness was murdered by the defendant to prevent the witness from testifying or participating in any criminal investigation or prosecution against the defendant.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2374 |
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LRB094 17708 RLC 53007 b |
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| AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is |
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| amended by adding Section 115-10.6 as follows:
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| (725 ILCS 5/115-10.6 new) |
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| Sec. 115-10.6. Admissibility of prior statements of a |
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| murdered witness. A statement of a witness is not excluded at |
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| the trial of any defendant by the hearsay rule or as a |
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| violation of any right to confront witnesses if the witness was |
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| murdered by the defendant to prevent the witness from |
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| testifying or participating in any criminal investigation or |
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| prosecution against the defendant.
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