HB3549 amends Illinois criminal law to allow vacating convictions or sentences under specific conditions.
HB3549 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to allow any person to file a petition to vacate a conviction or sentence, regardless of criminal custody status or citizenship. The petition can be filed if the conviction or sentence is legally invalid due to prejudicial error or if there is newly discovered evidence of actual innocence. The petition must be filed within two years of the entry of the order or judgment. The bill also allows for the modification of the length of sentence without affecting the conviction.
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