Bill Text: IL SB1018 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning presumption of innocence and proof of guilt.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1018 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB1018-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 SB1018 Introduced 1/24/2013, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/3-1 from Ch. 38, par. 3-1
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning presumption of innocence and proof of guilt.
LRB098 05250 RLC 35282 b
A BILL FOR
SB1018 LRB098 05250 RLC 35282 b
AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing
Section 3-1 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/3-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 3-1)
Sec. 3-1. Presumption of innocence and and proof of guilt.
Every person is presumed innocent until proved guilty. No
person shall be convicted of any offense unless his guilt
thereof is proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)