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90_HB1029sam002

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 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1029
 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 1029, on page 1, by
 3    replacing line 8 with the following:
 4        "Sec. 115-20.  Evidence of prior conviction.
 5        (a) Evidence of"; and
 6    on page 1, by inserting below line 16 the following:
 7        "(b)  If the defendant is accused of an offense set forth
 8    in subsection (a) or the defendant is tried  or  retried  for
 9    any  of the offenses set forth in subsection (a), evidence of
10    the defendant's conviction for another  offense  or  offenses
11    set  forth  in  subsection  (a)  may  be  admissible (if that
12    evidence is otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence)
13    and may be considered for its bearing on any matter to  which
14    it  is  relevant if the victim is the same person who was the
15    victim of the previous offense that resulted in conviction of
16    the defendant.
17        (c)  In weighing the  probative  value  of  the  evidence
18    against  undue  prejudice  to  the  defendant,  the court may
19    consider:
20             (1)  the  proximity  in  time  to  the  charged   or
21        predicate offense;
22             (2)  the degree of factual similarity to the charged
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 1        or predicate offense; or
 2             (3)  other relevant facts and circumstances.
 3        (d)  In  a criminal case in which the prosecution intends
 4    to offer evidence under this Section, it  must  disclose  the
 5    evidence,  including  statements of witnesses or a summary of
 6    the substance of any  testimony,  at  a  reasonable  time  in
 7    advance  of  trial,  or  during  trial  if  the court excuses
 8    pretrial notice on good cause shown.
 9        (e)  In a criminal case  in  which  evidence  is  offered
10    under  this  Section, proof may be made by specific instances
11    of conduct as evidenced by proof of conviction, testimony  as
12    to reputation, or testimony in the form of an expert opinion,
13    except  that  the  prosecution may offer reputation testimony
14    only after the opposing party has offered that testimony.".

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