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IL SB1814
Bill
AI Summary
- Expands admissibility of evidence of defendant's prior similar offenses in criminal cases involving sexual crimes, child abduction, or murders involving sexual conduct
- Allows courts to consider evidence of defendant's other offenses in categories listed when evaluating relevance, weighing factors including timing, factual similarity, and other circumstances
- Requires prosecution to disclose evidence of prior offenses in advance of trial or during trial if court excuses pretrial notice for good cause
- Permits proof through specific instances of conduct, reputation testimony, or expert opinion, with prosecution limited to reputation testimony only after opposing party introduces it
- Prohibits negative inferences in drug delivery cases from a victim's refusal or inability to submit to controlled substance testing
Legislative Description
CRIM PRO EVIDENCE
Last Action
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0160
8/2/2013
Committee Referrals
Judiciary4/24/2013
Rules4/11/2013
Criminal Law2/27/2013
Assignments2/15/2013
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