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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5438
Introduced 02/06/04, by Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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725 ILCS 5/115-8 |
from Ch. 38, par. 115-8 |
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Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in
a Section that permits the defendant to waive his or her right to be present
during trial.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5438 |
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LRB093 20147 RLC 45892 b |
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| AN ACT in relation to 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 |
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| amended by changing
Section 115-8 as follows:
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| (725 ILCS 5/115-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 115-8)
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| Sec. 115-8. A defendant may waive his or her right to be |
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| present during
trial.
However,
upon motion of the State's |
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| Attorney made prior to or during trial, the
court shall order |
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| the defendant to present himself in open court for the
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| of identification.
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| (Source: P.A. 77-1426.)
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