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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3361   </title>
<shortdesc>CRIM PRO-SUSPECT MENTAL CAP</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. David E. Miller</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>725 ILCS 5/103-10 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that before conducting an interrogation of a suspect in a homicide case, the peace officer shall make a reasonable attempt to determine the suspect's mental capacity and if the suspect reasonably appears to the officer to be mentally retarded, the peace officer may only ask the suspect nonleading questions and shall be prohibited from conveying to the suspect the impression that the officer believes that the suspect is guilty of the homicide.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/28/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David E. Miller</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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