Public Act 90-0387 of the 90th General Assembly

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Public Act 90-0387

HB1029 Enrolled                                LRB9004245RCmg

    AN ACT to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 by
adding Section 115-20.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.  The  Code  of  Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
amended by adding Section 115-20 as follows:

    (725 ILCS 5/115-20 new)
    Sec. 115-20.  Evidence of prior conviction.
    (a) Evidence of a prior conviction  of  a  defendant  for
domestic  battery,  aggravated  battery  committed  against a
family or household member  as  defined  in  Section  112A-3,
stalking,  aggravated  stalking,  or violation of an order of
protection is admissible in a later criminal prosecution  for
any  of  these  types of offenses when the victim is the same
person who was  the  victim  of  the  previous  offense  that
resulted in conviction of the defendant.
    (b)  If  the defendant is accused of an offense set forth
in subsection (a) or the defendant is tried  or  retried  for
any  of the offenses set forth in subsection (a), evidence of
the defendant's conviction for another  offense  or  offenses
set  forth  in  subsection  (a)  may  be  admissible (if that
evidence is otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence)
and may be considered for its bearing on any matter to  which
it  is  relevant if the victim is the same person who was the
victim of the previous offense that resulted in conviction of
the defendant.
    (c)  In weighing the  probative  value  of  the  evidence
against  undue  prejudice  to  the  defendant,  the court may
consider:
         (1)  the  proximity  in  time  to  the  charged   or
    predicate offense;
         (2)  the degree of factual similarity to the charged
    or predicate offense; or
         (3)  other relevant facts and circumstances.
    (d)  In  a criminal case in which the prosecution intends
to offer evidence under this Section, it  must  disclose  the
evidence,  including  statements of witnesses or a summary of
the substance of any  testimony,  at  a  reasonable  time  in
advance  of  trial,  or  during  trial  if  the court excuses
pretrial notice on good cause shown.
    (e)  In a criminal case  in  which  evidence  is  offered
under  this  Section, proof may be made by specific instances
of conduct as evidenced by proof of conviction, testimony  as
to reputation, or testimony in the form of an expert opinion,
except  that  the  prosecution may offer reputation testimony
only after the opposing party has offered that testimony.

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