Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5 Criminal Code of 2012. Section 3-1

    (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.)

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