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Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions-Criminal

The following represents Illinois Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions, drafted by the Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases. All instructions are in format.

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COMPLETE SET OF ILLINOIS PATTERN JURY INSTRUCTIONS-CRIMINAL

1.00 FUNCTION OF COURT, JURY, AND COUNSEL
2.00 BURDEN OF PROOF
3.00 PARTICULAR TYPES OF EVIDENCE
4.00 DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN WORDS
5.00 MENTAL STATE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND RESPONSIBILITY
6.00 INCHOATE OFFENSES
7.00 HOMICIDE
7B.00-7C.00 DEATH PENALTY SENTENCING INSTRUCTIONS
8.00 KIDNAPPING
9.00 SEX OFFENSES
10.00 ABORTION
11.00 ASSAULT, BATTERY, AND RELATED CRIMES
12.00 EAVESDROPPING
13.00 THEFT
14.00 ROBBERY AND BURGLARY
15.00 ARSON AND RELATED OFFENSES
16.00 CRIMINAL DAMAGE AND TRESPASS
17.00 CANNABIS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
18.00 WEAPONS
19.00 MOB ACTION
20.00 GAMBLING
21.00 BRIBERY
22.00 INTERFERENCE WITH JUDICIAL AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS
23.00 TRAFFIC
24.00-25.00 DEFENSES
26.00 CONCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS AND FORMS OF VERDICTS
27.00 SAMPLE SETS OF INSTRUCTIONS
28.00-28A.00 ENHANCEMENT/EXTENDED TERM SENTENCING

Note: Supreme Court Rule 451(a) prescribes the use of Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions in criminal cases. These instructions are prepared by the Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases. There is no advanced approval of jury instructions in criminal cases by the Court, they are approved only after they have been tested in the courts. People v. Hester, 131 Ill.2d 91 (1989), citing Powers v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company, 91 Ill.2d 375 (1982).