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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB2777 Introduced 1/18/2012, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 720 ILCS 5/5-1 | from Ch. 38, par. 5-1 |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning a person's accountability for another person's conduct.
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| | SB2777 | | LRB097 16187 RLC 61340 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 Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 5-1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (720 ILCS 5/5-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 5-1)
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| 7 | | Sec. 5-1. Accountability for conduct of another.
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| 8 | | A person is responsible for conduct which is an element of |
| 9 | | an offense if
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the conduct is either that of the person |
| 10 | | himself, or that of another and he
is legally accountable for |
| 11 | | such conduct as provided in Section 5--2, or
both. |
| 12 | | (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)
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