Illinois Compiled Statutes
725 ILCS 5/102-17 (2026)
"Preliminary examination"
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(725 ILCS 5/102-17)
(from Ch. 38, par. 102-17)
Sec. 102-17.
"Preliminary examination".
"Preliminary examination" means a hearing before a judge to determine if
there is probable cause to believe that the person accused has committed an
offense.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2836.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2010–2026 · leading case: People v. Coleman, 936 N.E.2d 789 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 2010).
People v. Coleman, 936 N.E.2d 789 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 2010). “A preliminary 1-09-0067 examination is a particular procedure in the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Code) (725 ILCS 5/109-3 (West 2008)), but the Code also defines a preliminary examination as "a hearing before a judge to determine if there is probable cause to believe that…”
People v. Chambliss, 2026 IL 130585. “When a defendant appears before a jury in our criminal system, the jurors may reasonably assume there has been a determination of probable cause to support that the person before the jury committed the charged offense or offenses.”
People v. Coleman, 936 N.E.2d 789 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 2010). “A preliminary examination is a particular procedure in the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Code) (725 ILCS 5/109-3 (West 2008)), but the Code also defines a preliminary examination as "a hearing before a judge to determine if there is probable cause to believe that the…”
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