102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB3612

 

Introduced 1/19/2022, by Sen. Craig Wilcox

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/33-10 new

    Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of prosecutorial misconduct. Provides that an elected or appointed State's Attorney commits prosecutorial misconduct when he or she: (1) knowingly initiates or continues a criminal proceeding against a defendant; (2) there was insufficient probable cause or grounds to believe the basis for initiating or continuing the criminal proceeding; (3) the primary purpose of the criminal proceeding was malice or political gain; (4) the criminal proceeding was terminated in favor of the defendant with an acquittal, finding of not guilty, or directed verdict; and (5) the defendant suffered injury or damages as a result of the criminal proceeding. Provides that prosecutorial misconduct is a Class 3 felony.


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A BILL FOR

 

SB3612LRB102 24603 RLC 33838 b

1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding
5Section 33-10 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/33-10 new)
7    Sec. 33-10. Prosecutorial misconduct.
8    (a) An elected or appointed State's Attorney commits
9prosecutorial misconduct when he or she:
10        (1) knowingly initiates or continues a criminal
11    proceeding against a defendant;
12        (2) where there is insufficient probable cause or
13    grounds to believe the basis for initiating or continuing
14    the criminal proceeding;
15        (3) where the primary purpose of the criminal
16    proceeding was malice or political gain;
17        (4) where the criminal proceeding was terminated in
18    favor of the defendant with an acquittal, finding of not
19    guilty, or directed verdict; and
20        (5) where the defendant suffers economic or
21    reputational injury or damages as a result of the criminal
22    proceeding.
23    (b) Sentence. Prosecutorial misconduct is a Class 3

 

 

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1felony.