CULLERTON. 725 ILCS 5/115-21 new Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if a defendant is charged with an offense for which a sentence of death is authorized and the State's Attorney has not, at the time of trial, filed a certificate indicating he or she will not seek the death penalty or stated on the record in open court that the death penalty will not be sought, then certain special rules of evidence shall apply at the trial to determine the defendants' guilt. Prohibits in these cases the introduction of the testimony of an accomplice of the defendant or an informant against the defendant who has been granted or promised immunity from prosecution, sentence reduction or any other form of leniency or other favorable treatment by the prosecution in exchange for his or her testimony. Provides that the State is not permitted to introduce a statement against interest made by the defendant, unless it is corroborated by a tape recording, while the defendant was in the custody of a law enforcement agency, a county department of corrections or detention, or the Illinois Department of Corrections through the testimony of a person who was in custody with the defendant at the time the statement was made. FEB-05-2002 S FIRST READING FEB-05-2002 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES JAN-07-2003 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary