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92_SR0059

 
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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  Prosecutorial  misconduct   undermines   public
 3    confidence in our criminal justice system; and

 4        WHEREAS,  While the incidence of prosecutorial misconduct
 5    is rare, it is in the public interest that  the  public  have
 6    notice  of  actions taken to investigate and discipline those
 7    who engage in this conduct; therefore be it

 8        RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-SECOND  GENERAL
 9    ASSEMBLY  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, That we urge the Illinois
10    Supreme Court to adopt rules that:
11             1.  Require  general  notice  to  the   public   and
12        personal  notice to the alleged victim of public hearings
13        of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary  Commission
14        when the subject of the hearings is the alleged unethical
15        conduct of prosecutors; and
16             2.  Require that appellate court judges, when citing
17        prosecutorial  misconduct  in their opinions, be specific
18        and detail such conduct, and  that  all  opinions  citing
19        prosecutorial  misconduct be published in full; and be it
20        further

21        RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be sent  to  the
22    Illinois Supreme Court.

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