Supreme Court of Illinois

Code of Criminal Procedure section 110-4(b), requiring that certain defendants seeking pretrial bail bear the burden to establish that the proof of their guilt is not "evident," is unconstitutional under article I, section 9, of the Illinois Constitution.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/03/2002
• Published 11/08/2002

Judges

• Justice GARMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield, Paul A. Logli, State's Attorney, Rockford (Joel D. Bertocchi, Solicitor General, William L. Browers, Domenica A. Osterberger, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, Norbert J. Goetten, Martin P. Moltz, Lawrence M. Bauer, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, of counsel), for the People.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter B. Nolte, Nick E. Zimmerman, of Sreenan & Cain, P.C., Rockford, for appellee.