Illinois Supreme Court· 3/26/1992

People v. Garner

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590 N.E.2d 470
147 Ill. 2d 467
168 Ill. Dec. 833
1992 Ill. LEXIS 59

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stating that section 113-4(e) of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, ¶ 113-4(e)) is designed to dissuade a defendant from absconding at any time before or after trial and to achieve a formal waiver of his right to be present
statute “affords the trial court a mechanism for a later, yet no less effective, opportunity to admonish the defendant”
“[A]bsent an adverse effect on the defendant’s right, the requirement of arraignment and a formal plea is a mere formality, which is inessential to a valid conviction.”

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Judges: Freeman

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