Bill Text: IL SB1048 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

---

Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning presumption of innocence and proof of guilt.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB1048 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB1048-Introduced.html

---

97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 SB1048 Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/3-1 from Ch. 38, par. 3-1
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning presumption of innocence and proof of guilt.
LRB097 04752 RLC 44791 b
A BILL FOR
SB1048 LRB097 04752 RLC 44791 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 1961 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.)