Illinois · Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5)
725 ILCS 5 § 113-3: (a) Every person charged with an offense shall be allowed counsel before pleading to the charge
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes procedures for providing legal counsel to defendants in criminal cases, including right to counsel before pleading, appointment of public defenders for indigent defendants, and payment of court-appointed attorneys.
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