| 1 | 1 | | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3214 Introduced , by Rep. Tony M. McCombie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Gun Crime Accountability Act. Provides that in a criminal case prosecuted in a county of over 3,000,000 inhabitants, if a defendant is charged with an offense involving the illegal use or possession of a firearm and subsequently enters into a plea agreement in which the charge will be reduced to a lesser offense or a non-weapons offense in exchange for a plea of guilty, at or before the time of sentencing, the State's Attorney shall file with the court a written statement of his or her reasons in support of the plea agreement, which shall specifically state why the offense or offenses of conviction resulting from the plea agreement do not include the originally charged weapons offense. Provides that the written statement shall be part of the court record in the case and a copy shall be provided to any person upon request. Provides that in a criminal case prosecuted in a county of over 3,000,000 inhabitants in which the original charge is or was for an offense involving the illegal use or possession of a firearm, if a defendant pleads guilty or is found guilty of the original charge or lesser offense or a non-weapons offense, in imposing the sentence, the judge shall set forth in a written sentencing order his or her reasons for imposing the sentence or accepting the plea agreement. Provides that a copy of the written sentencing order shall be provided to any person upon request. LRB103 05839 RLC 57402 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3214 Introduced , by Rep. Tony M. McCombie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Gun Crime Accountability Act. Provides that in a criminal case prosecuted in a county of over 3,000,000 inhabitants, if a defendant is charged with an offense involving the illegal use or possession of a firearm and subsequently enters into a plea agreement in which the charge will be reduced to a lesser offense or a non-weapons offense in exchange for a plea of guilty, at or before the time of sentencing, the State's Attorney shall file with the court a written statement of his or her reasons in support of the plea agreement, which shall specifically state why the offense or offenses of conviction resulting from the plea agreement do not include the originally charged weapons offense. Provides that the written statement shall be part of the court record in the case and a copy shall be provided to any person upon request. Provides that in a criminal case prosecuted in a county of over 3,000,000 inhabitants in which the original charge is or was for an offense involving the illegal use or possession of a firearm, if a defendant pleads guilty or is found guilty of the original charge or lesser offense or a non-weapons offense, in imposing the sentence, the judge shall set forth in a written sentencing order his or her reasons for imposing the sentence or accepting the plea agreement. Provides that a copy of the written sentencing order shall be provided to any person upon request. LRB103 05839 RLC 57402 b LRB103 05839 RLC 57402 b A BILL FOR |
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| 2 | 2 | | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3214 Introduced , by Rep. Tony M. McCombie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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| 5 | 5 | | Creates the Gun Crime Accountability Act. Provides that in a criminal case prosecuted in a county of over 3,000,000 inhabitants, if a defendant is charged with an offense involving the illegal use or possession of a firearm and subsequently enters into a plea agreement in which the charge will be reduced to a lesser offense or a non-weapons offense in exchange for a plea of guilty, at or before the time of sentencing, the State's Attorney shall file with the court a written statement of his or her reasons in support of the plea agreement, which shall specifically state why the offense or offenses of conviction resulting from the plea agreement do not include the originally charged weapons offense. Provides that the written statement shall be part of the court record in the case and a copy shall be provided to any person upon request. Provides that in a criminal case prosecuted in a county of over 3,000,000 inhabitants in which the original charge is or was for an offense involving the illegal use or possession of a firearm, if a defendant pleads guilty or is found guilty of the original charge or lesser offense or a non-weapons offense, in imposing the sentence, the judge shall set forth in a written sentencing order his or her reasons for imposing the sentence or accepting the plea agreement. Provides that a copy of the written sentencing order shall be provided to any person upon request. |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1 AN ACT concerning criminal law. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| 13 | 13 | | 3 represented in the General Assembly: |
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| 14 | 14 | | 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Gun |
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| 15 | 15 | | 5 Crime Accountability Act. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 6 Section 5. Plea agreement; State's Attorney. In a criminal |
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| 17 | 17 | | 7 case prosecuted in a county of over 3,000,000 inhabitants, if |
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| 18 | 18 | | 8 a defendant is charged with an offense involving the illegal |
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| 19 | 19 | | 9 use or possession of a firearm and subsequently enters into a |
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| 20 | 20 | | 10 plea agreement in which the charge will be reduced to a lesser |
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| 21 | 21 | | 11 offense or a non-weapons offense in exchange for a plea of |
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| 22 | 22 | | 12 guilty, at or before the time of sentencing, the State's |
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| 23 | 23 | | 13 Attorney shall file with the court a written statement of his |
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| 24 | 24 | | 14 or her reasons in support of the plea agreement, which shall |
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| 25 | 25 | | 15 specifically state why the offense or offenses of conviction |
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| 26 | 26 | | 16 resulting from the plea agreement do not include the |
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| 27 | 27 | | 17 originally charged weapons offense. The written statement |
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| 28 | 28 | | 18 shall be part of the court record in the case and a copy shall |
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| 29 | 29 | | 19 be provided to any person upon request. |
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| 30 | 30 | | 20 Section 10. Sentencing; judge. In a criminal case |
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| 31 | 31 | | 21 prosecuted in a county of over 3,000,000 inhabitants in which |
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| 32 | 32 | | 22 the original charge is or was for an offense involving the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3214 Introduced , by Rep. Tony M. McCombie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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| 39 | 39 | | Creates the Gun Crime Accountability Act. Provides that in a criminal case prosecuted in a county of over 3,000,000 inhabitants, if a defendant is charged with an offense involving the illegal use or possession of a firearm and subsequently enters into a plea agreement in which the charge will be reduced to a lesser offense or a non-weapons offense in exchange for a plea of guilty, at or before the time of sentencing, the State's Attorney shall file with the court a written statement of his or her reasons in support of the plea agreement, which shall specifically state why the offense or offenses of conviction resulting from the plea agreement do not include the originally charged weapons offense. Provides that the written statement shall be part of the court record in the case and a copy shall be provided to any person upon request. Provides that in a criminal case prosecuted in a county of over 3,000,000 inhabitants in which the original charge is or was for an offense involving the illegal use or possession of a firearm, if a defendant pleads guilty or is found guilty of the original charge or lesser offense or a non-weapons offense, in imposing the sentence, the judge shall set forth in a written sentencing order his or her reasons for imposing the sentence or accepting the plea agreement. Provides that a copy of the written sentencing order shall be provided to any person upon request. |
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| 67 | 67 | | 1 illegal use or possession of a firearm, if a defendant pleads |
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| 68 | 68 | | 2 guilty or is found guilty of the original charge or lesser |
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| 69 | 69 | | 3 offense or a non-weapons offense, in imposing the sentence, |
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| 70 | 70 | | 4 the judge shall set forth in a written sentencing order his or |
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| 71 | 71 | | 5 her reasons for imposing the sentence or accepting the plea |
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| 72 | 72 | | 6 agreement. A copy of the written sentencing order shall be |
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| 73 | 73 | | 7 provided to any person upon request. |
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