93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5438

 

Introduced 02/06/04, by Michael J. Madigan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
725 ILCS 5/115-8   from Ch. 38, par. 115-8

    Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section that permits the defendant to waive his or her right to be present during trial.


LRB093 20147 RLC 45892 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB5438 LRB093 20147 RLC 45892 b

1     AN ACT in relation to criminal law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5 amended by changing Section 115-8 as follows:
 
6     (725 ILCS 5/115-8)  (from Ch. 38, par. 115-8)
7     Sec. 115-8. A defendant may waive his or her right to be
8 present during trial. However, upon motion of the State's
9 Attorney made prior to or during trial, the court shall order
10 the defendant to present himself in open court for the purpose
11 of identification.
12 (Source: P.A. 77-1426.)