IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 1.03
Arguments Of Counsel
Opening statements are made by the attorneys to acquaint you with the facts they expect
to prove. Closing arguments are made by the attorneys to discuss the facts and circumstances in
the case and should be confined to the evidence and to reasonable inferences to be drawn from
the evidence. Neither opening statements nor closing arguments are evidence, and any statement
or argument made by the attorneys which is not based on the evidence should be disregarded.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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