96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB3391

 

Introduced 2/24/2009, by Rep. Tom Cross

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
725 ILCS 5/115-8   from Ch. 38, par. 115-8

    Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a defendant's waiver of his or her right to be present during trial.


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A BILL FOR

 

HB3391 LRB096 07930 RLC 18033 b

1     AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5 amended by changing Section 115-8 as follows:
 
6     (725 ILCS 5/115-8)  (from Ch. 38, par. 115-8)
7     Sec. 115-8. A defendant may waive his right to be present
8 during trial. However, upon motion of the the State's Attorney
9 made prior to or during trial, the court shall order the
10 defendant to present himself in open court for the purpose of
11 identification.
12 (Source: P.A. 77-1426.)