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725 ILCS 5/114-2 (2026)

Motion for a bill of particulars

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(725 ILCS 5/114-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 114-2)
    Sec. 114-2. Motion for a bill of particulars.
    (a) A written motion for a bill of particulars shall be filed before or within a reasonable time after arraignment and shall specify the particulars of the offense necessary to enable the defendant to prepare his defense.
    (b) A bill of particulars may be amended at any time before trial subject to such conditions as justice may require.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2836.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2023 · leading case: People v. Parlier, 2023 IL App (4th) 220091 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023).
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People v. Parlier, 2023 IL App (4th) 220091 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “Even if we assumed, for the sake of argument, that (1) there was no probable cause to search the Dodge Journey SUV and (2) the police could not have relied in good faith on the judge’s finding of such probable cause - 21 - (see 725 ILCS 5/114-2(b)(1) (West 2018)), the remedy…”
People v. Espinoza, 2014 IL App (3d) 120766 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “725 ILCS 5/114-2 (West 2012). She argued that the criminal complaint did not name the minor, and because the police reports named five different minors (three of whom were Disera’s children), she was unclear about the identity of the “minor” referenced in the information.”
People v. Reynolds, 2020 IL App (2d) 190867-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “Although there was nothing improper about the in-transit license plate itself, McCameron knew from prior police 1 As the State notes, although defendant titled his filing as a “Motion to Quash Arrest and Suppress Evidence,” it should be referred to as a “Motion to Suppress…”
People v. Espinoza, 2014 IL App (3d) 120766 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “725 ILCS 5/114-2 (West 2012). She argued that the criminal complaint did not name the minor, and because the police reports named five different minors (three of whom were Disera's children), she was unclear about the identity of the "minor" referenced in the information.”
People v. Espinoza, 2014 IL App (3d) 120766 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “725 ILCS 5/114-2 (West 2012). She argued that the criminal complaint did not name the minor, and because the police reports named five different minors (three of whom were Disera's children), she was unclear about the identity of the "minor" referenced in the information.”
— 725 ILCS 5/114-2(b)(1) — 1 case
People v. Parlier, 2023 IL App (4th) 220091 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “Even if we assumed, for the sake of argument, that (1) there was no probable cause to search the Dodge Journey SUV and (2) the police could not have relied in good faith on the judge’s finding of such probable cause - 21 - (see 725 ILCS 5/114-2(b)(1) (West 2018)), the remedy…”
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