Appellate Court of Illinois· 12/22/1999

People v. Milton

Citations

723 N.E.2d 798
309 Ill. App. 3d 863
243 Ill. Dec. 495
1999 Ill. App. LEXIS 897

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formal amendment to indictment is warranted where the defendant is not surprised or prejudiced or he was aware of the actual charge
substantive amendments, unlike formal amendments, must be returned to the grand jury because it cannot be known whether the grand jury would have returned the indictment as amended
formal amendment to indictment is warranted where the defendant is not surprised or prejudiced or he was aware of the actual charge
substantive amendments, unlike formal amendments, must be returned to the grand jury because it cannot be known whether the grand jury would have returned the indictment as amended
“Substantive amendments should be returned to the grand jury [citation] and the new indictment is then subject to the same speedy trial limitations applicable to the original indictment [citation].”
intent of the grand jury was clear

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Judges: Cahill

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