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720 ILCS 5/3-1 (2026)

Presumption of innocence and proof of guilt

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

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1994–2017 · leading case: People v. Rodriguez, 728 N.E.2d 695 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 2000).
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People v. Rodriguez, 728 N.E.2d 695 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 2000). · cites it 2× “720 ILCS 5/3-1 (West 1996); People v. Slim, 127 Ill.”
People v. Simmons, 2016 IL App (1st) 131300, 66 N.E.3d 360. “720 ILCS 5/3-1 (West 2012); People v. Slim, 127 Ill.”
People v. Simmons, 2016 IL App (1st) 131300. “720 ILCS 5/3-1 (West 2012); People v. Slim, 127 Ill.”
People v. Feld, 641 N.E.2d 924 (Ill. App. Ct. 2d Dist. 1994). “3-1 (now 720 ILCS 5/3-1 (West 1992)); People v. White (1993), 241 Ill.”
People v. Rodriquez, No. 1-98-2524 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. Mar. 31, 2000). · cites it 2× “720 ILCS 5/3-1 (West 1996); People v. Slim , 127 Ill.”
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