Section 350.300  Statement of Purpose

The State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission was established in order to:

a)         provide appellate assistance in criminal cases to all State's Attorneys in Judicial Districts having less than three (3) million inhabitants;

b)         unify and coordinate criminal appellate litigation thereby insuring prompt, fair determination of cases adjudicated in the reviewing court;

c)         insure that participating State's Attorneys retain exclusive control over their cases; and

d)         provide other related services and programs to State's Attorneys in order to enhance the criminal justice system.

(Source:  transferred from 2 Ill. Adm. Code 300 (State's Attorney Appellate Service Commission) to 2 Ill. Adm. Code 350 Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor) pursuant to Section 7(e) of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 127, par. 1007(e)) and the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985 ch. 14, par. 201 et seq.) at 11 Ill. Reg. 1666)