Illinois Compiled Statutes

725 ILCS 5/111-6 (2026)

Bill of particulars

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(725 ILCS 5/111-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 111-6)
    Sec. 111-6. Bill of particulars.
    When an indictment, information or complaint charges an offense in accordance with the provisions of Section 111-3 of this Code but fails to specify the particulars of the offense sufficiently to enable the defendant to prepare his defense the court may, on written motion of the defendant, require the State's Attorney to furnish the defendant with a Bill of Particulars containing such particulars as may be necessary for the preparation of the defense. At the trial of the cause the State's evidence shall be confined to the particulars of the bill.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2836.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1998–2019 · leading case: People v. Kliner, 705 N.E.2d 850 (Ill. 1998).
People v. Kliner, 705 N.E.2d 850 (Ill. 1998). “Section 111-6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (725 ILCS 5/111-6 (West 1996)) provides that the trial court has discretion to require the State to furnish the defendant with a bill of particulars containing such particulars of the offense as may be necessary for the preparation…”
People v. Velez, 2012 IL App (1st) 101325 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “¶ 52 The trial court may require the State to furnish a bill of particulars when an indictment fails to sufficiently specify the particulars of the charged offense in order to enable a defendant to prepare a defense.”
People v. Albarran, 2018 IL App (1st) 151508 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “725 ILCS 5/111-6 (West 2010); People v. Woodrum, 223 Ill.”
People v. Woodrum, 821 N.E.2d 787 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “II Woodrum's Thoughts, the "Other Than Lawful Purpose" and the Bill of Particulars Woodrum argues on appeal that mere thoughts should not constitute evidence *793 that he acted with an unlawful purpose.”
People v. Velez, 967 N.E.2d 433 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “Specifically, defendant argues that, because the indictment failed to allege the specific unlawful purpose which defendant possessed, he was deprived of his ability to prepare and present an adequate defense when the court denied his motion for a bill of particulars. We…”
People v. Albarran, 2018 IL App (1st) 151508 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “725 ILCS 5/111-6 (West 2010) ; People v. Woodrum , 223 Ill.”
People v. Albarran, 2018 IL App (1st) 151508 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “725 ILCS 5/111-6 (West 2010); People v. Woodrum, 223 Ill.”
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