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THE CRIMINAL LAW EDIT, ALIGNMENT AND
REFORM INITIATIVE: A SYMPOSIUM ON THE NEW ILLINOIS CRIMINAL CODE

ARTICLES

The Mission of the Criminal Law Edit, Alignment and Reform
Commission (CLEAR): An Introductory Commentary ........................................  John Decker     

Second Degree Murder and Attempted Murder:
CLEAR's Efforts to Maneuver the Slippery Slope ............................  Judge Michael P. Toomin     

The CLEAR Initiative and Mental States:
1 ½ Problems Solved ............................................................................ Timothy P. O'Neil      

Presumptions, Inference, and Strict Liability
in Illinois Criminal Law: Preempting the
Presumption of Innocence? .............................................................. Theodore A. Gottfried     
                                                                                                             & Peter G. Baroni
Reforming the Illinois Criminal Code:
Where the CLEAR Commision Stopped
Short of Its Goals ............................................................. Terri L. Mascherin, Andrew Vail,      
                                                                                                       & Jennifer L. Dlugosz
Criminal and Sentencing Law Review
Commissions: Detached, Contemplative
Decision Making on Matter of Criminal
Justice System Reform ....................................................  John J. Cullerton, Kirk W. Dillard      
                                                          James B. Durkin, Robert S. Molaro & Peter G. Baroni

The Illinois Criminal Code of 2009:
Providing Clarity in the Law .................................................  Governor James R. Thompson,
                                                                                   Justice Gino DiVito, Peter G. Baroni,
                                                                                  Kathy Saltmarsh & Daniel Mayerfeld

COMMENTS

"I'd Grab at Anything. And I'd Forget."
Domestic Violence Victim Testimony After
Davis v. Washington ..........................................................................  Nancee Alexa Barth

Nontestimonial Declarations Against Penal Interest:
Eschewing the Corroboration Requirement for
Inculpatory Statements After Crawford ......................................................... Michael Duffy