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90_SB0117
720 ILCS 5/3-1 from Ch. 38, par. 3-1
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a grammatical
change in Section providing that a person is presumed
innocent until proved guilty.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing
2 Section 3-1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
6 changing Section 3-1 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/3-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 3-1)
8 Sec. 3-1. Presumption of innocence and proof of guilt.
9 Every person is presumed innocent until proved guilty. No
10 person shall be convicted of an any offense unless his guilt
11 thereof is proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
12 (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)