96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB2917

 

Introduced 1/28/2010, by Sen. Christine Radogno - Dale A. Righter

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/2-5   from Ch. 38, par. 2-5

    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "conviction".


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning 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 changing
5 Section 2-5 as follows:
 
6     (720 ILCS 5/2-5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 2-5)
7     Sec. 2-5. "Conviction". "Conviction" means a judgment of
8 conviction or sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a
9 verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered by a
10 legally constituted jury or by a court of competent
11 jurisdiction authorized to try the the case without a jury.
12 (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)