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92_SR0051

 
                                               LRB9207921REmg

 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, Convictions of persons  sentenced  to  death  in
 3    this   State   have   been   overturned   due  to  inadequate
 4    representation of the defendant; and

 5        WHEREAS, A major cause of this inadequate  representation
 6    is  the  lack of financial resources for experienced counsel,
 7    investigators, expert witnesses, and scientific  research  on
 8    behalf of the defendant; and

 9        WHEREAS,  Additional  funding  for  use  in capital cases
10    would improve the  administration  of  justice  in  Illinois;
11    therefore be it

12        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
13    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we request the Senate
14    Appropriations  Committee  to   investigate   and   recommend
15    additional  funding  for  the  Office  of the State Appellate
16    Defender and the appellate division of the Cook County Public
17    Defender's Office to assist  those  offices  in  representing
18    appeals of capital cases; and be it further

19        RESOLVED,  That  a copy of this resolution be sent to the
20    chairman and minority spokesman of the Senate  Appropriations
21    Committee.

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