HB3521

Illinois HB3521 aims to prevent unreliable statements made during custodial interrogations from being admissible in homicide trials.

HB3521 amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to establish that unreliable statements made by defendants during custodial interrogations at places of detention are inadmissible in criminal and juvenile court proceedings for homicide. The prosecution must disclose its intent to introduce such statements before trial and provide any related recordings or documents. A defendant can request to exclude a statement deemed unreliable, with the burden on the prosecutor to prove its reliability by a preponderance of the evidence.