Illinois Statutes
§ 112-8 — Destroyed instrument
Illinois § 112-8
JurisdictionIllinois
TopicRIGHTS AND REMEDIES
Ch. 725CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Act 725 ILCS 5/Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
Art.Title IV - Proceedings To Commence Prosecution
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Bluebook
725 Ill. Comp. Stat. 112-8 (2026).
Text
When an instrument that is the subject of an indictment has been destroyed or withheld by the act or procurement of the defendant, and the fact of the destruction or withholding is alleged in the indictment and established on trial, the accused shall not be acquitted on account of any misdescription of the instrument so withheld or destroyed.
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Legislative History
(Source: P.A. 89-234, eff. 1-1-96.)
Nearby Sections
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§ 112-1
Selection and qualification§ 112-2
Impaneling the Grand Jury§ 112-3
Duration of Grand Jury§ 112-4
§ 112-4§ 112-4.1
§ 112-4.1§ 112-5
Duties of others§ 112-6
§ 112-6§ 112-7
§ 112-7§ 112-8
Destroyed instrument§ 112A-1
(Repealed)§ 112A-1.5
Purpose and construction§ 112A-10
(Repealed)§ 112A-11
(Repealed)§ 112A-11.1
§ 112A-11.1§ 112A-11.2
§ 112A-11.2Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Illinois § 112-8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/il/725/112-8.