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[ Senate Amendment 001 ]


92_SB0632

 
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 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  Criminal  Code  of  1961  is amended by
 5    changing Section 3-1 as follows:

 6        (720 ILCS 5/3-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 3-1)
 7        Sec. 3-1. Presumption of innocence and  proof  of  guilt.
 8    Every  person  is  presumed  innocent until proved guilty. No
 9    person shall be convicted of any offense unless  his  or  her
10    guilt thereof is proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
11    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)

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