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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB2856
Introduced 2/26/2007, by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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720 ILCS 5/3-1 |
from Ch. 38, par. 3-1 |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning presumption of innocence and proof of guilt.
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A BILL FOR
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HB2856 |
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LRB095 06100 RLC 26193 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 Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing |
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| Section 3-1 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/3-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 3-1)
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| Sec. 3-1. Presumption of innocence and
and proof of guilt. |
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| Every person is presumed innocent until proved guilty. No |
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| person shall
be convicted of any offense unless his guilt |
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| thereof is proved beyond a
reasonable doubt.
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| (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)
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