{"data":{"id":"us-il/705-ilcs-25-8.1","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"705 ILCS 25/8.1","heading":"","body":"In all cases, other than those appealable directly to the Supreme Court as provided by Section 4 of Article VI of the Constitution or by rule of the Supreme Court, appeals from final judgments of a circuit court lie as a matter of right to the appellate court in the district in which the circuit court is located, except that after a trial on the merits in a criminal case, no appeal shall lie from a judgment of acquittal.\nThe appellate court may exercise such original jurisdiction as may be necessary to the complete determination of any cause on review.","path":["CHAPTER 705 COURTS","Appellate Court Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1833\u0026ChapterID=50\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:40Z","sha256":"3bae639ae92a70f0a53bdf5b978d9ac5c0df488f3207ec30de51f2383c400d78","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/705-ilcs-25-4","next":"us-il/705-ilcs-25-8.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}