IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 3.04
Circumstantial Evidence
A fact or a group of facts, may, based on logic and common sense, lead you to a
conclusion as to other facts. This is known as circumstantial evidence. A fact may be proved by
circumstantial evidence. [For example, if you are in a building and a person enters who is wet
and is holding an umbrella, you might conclude that it was raining outside.] Circumstantial
evidence is entitled to the same consideration as any other type of evidence.
Instruction revised September 2009.
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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