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LRB093 15852 RCE 41469 b |
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| AN ACT in relation to criminal law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing
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| Section 3-1 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/3-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 3-1)
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| Sec. 3-1.
Presumption of innocence and proof of guilt.
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| Every person is presumed innocent until proved guilty. No |
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| person shall
be convicted of any offense unless his or her |
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| guilt thereof is proved
beyond a
reasonable doubt.
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| (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)
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