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Public Act 096-1242 |
HB5666 Enrolled | LRB096 18106 RLC 33481 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 |
amended by changing Section 115-16 as follows:
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(725 ILCS 5/115-16)
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Sec. 115-16. Witness disqualification. No person shall
be |
disqualified as a witness in a
criminal case or proceeding by |
reason of his or her interest in the event of
the case or |
proceeding, as a party or otherwise, or by reason of
his or her |
having been convicted of a crime; but the
interest or |
conviction may be shown for the purpose of affecting the
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credibility of the witness. A defendant in
a criminal case or |
proceeding shall only at his or her own request
be deemed a |
competent witness, and the person's neglect to testify shall |
not
create a presumption against the person, nor shall the |
court permit
a reference or comment to be made to or upon that
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neglect.
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In criminal cases, husband and wife may testify for or |
against each
other. Neither, however, may testify as to any
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communication or admission
made by either of them to the other |
or as to any conversation between them
during marriage, except |
in cases in which either is charged with
an offense against the |