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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
(725 ILCS 5/) Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.

725 ILCS 5/119-1

    (725 ILCS 5/119-1)
    Sec. 119-1. Death penalty abolished.
    (a) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the death penalty is abolished and a sentence to death may not be imposed.
    (b) All unobligated and unexpended moneys remaining in the Capital Litigation Trust Fund on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be transferred into the Death Penalty Abolition Fund, a special fund in the State treasury, to be expended by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, for services for families of victims of homicide or murder and for training of law enforcement personnel.
(Source: P.A. 96-1543, eff. 7-1-11.)

725 ILCS 5/119-5

    (725 ILCS 5/119-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 119-5)
    Sec. 119-5. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 93-379, eff. 7-24-03. Repealed by P.A. 103-51, eff. 1-1-24.)

725 ILCS 5/Art. 120

 
    (725 ILCS 5/Art. 120 heading)
ARTICLE 120. APPEAL BY THE STATE

725 ILCS 5/120-1

    (725 ILCS 5/120-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 120-1)
    Sec. 120-1. (Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 76-1412, eff. 9-22-69.)

725 ILCS 5/120-2

    (725 ILCS 5/120-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 120-2)
    Sec. 120-2. (Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by Laws 1967, p. 3615.)

725 ILCS 5/120-3

    (725 ILCS 5/120-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 120-3)
    Sec. 120-3. (Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by Laws 1967, p. 3615.)

725 ILCS 5/120-4

    (725 ILCS 5/120-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 120-4)
    Sec. 120-4. (Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by Laws 1967, p. 3615.)

725 ILCS 5/Art. 121

 
    (725 ILCS 5/Art. 121 heading)
ARTICLE 121. APPEAL
BY DEFENDANT

725 ILCS 5/121-1

    (725 ILCS 5/121-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 121-1)
    Sec. 121-1. Application of article.
    Unless otherwise provided by Rules of the Supreme Court this Article shall govern review in all criminal cases.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2836.)

725 ILCS 5/121-13

    (725 ILCS 5/121-13) (from Ch. 38, par. 121-13)
    Sec. 121-13. Pauper appeals.
    (a) In any case wherein the defendant was convicted of a felony, if the court determines that the defendant desires counsel on appeal but is indigent the Public Defender or the State Appellate Defender shall be appointed as counsel, unless with the consent of the defendant and for good cause shown, the court may appoint counsel other than the Public Defender or the State Appellate Defender.
    (b) In any case wherein the defendant was convicted of a felony the reviewing court, upon petition of the defendant's counsel made not more frequently than every 60 days after appointment, shall determine a reasonable amount to be allowed an indigent defendant's counsel other than the Public Defender or the State Appellate Defender for compensation and reimbursement of expenditures necessarily incurred in the prosecution of the appeal or review proceedings. The compensation shall not exceed $1500 in each case, except that, in extraordinary circumstances, payment in excess of the limits herein stated may be made if the reviewing court certifies that the payment is necessary to provide fair compensation for protracted representation. The reviewing court shall enter an order directing the county treasurer of the county where the case was tried to pay the amount allowed by the court. The reviewing court may order the provisional payment of sums during the pendency of the cause.
    (c) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 103-51, eff. 1-1-24.)

725 ILCS 5/Art. 121A

 
    (725 ILCS 5/Art. 121A heading)
ARTICLE 121A. PENDING DIRECT APPEAL AFTER DEFENDANT'S DEATH
(Source: P.A. 99-778, eff. 1-1-17.)