IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 11.26
Issues In Aggravated Battery Of A Child [Or Institutionalized Mentally Retarded Person]
To sustain the charge of aggravated battery of a child, the State must prove the following
propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant [(intentionally) (knowingly)] caused [(great
bodily harm) (permanent disability) (permanent disfigurement)] to ____; and
Second Proposition: That when the defendant did so, he was of the age of 18 years or
older; and
Third Proposition: That when the defendant did so, ____ was under 13 years.
[or]
Third Proposition: That ____ was an institutionalized severely or profoundly mentally
retarded person.
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that each one of these propositions
has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant guilty.
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that any one of these propositions
has not been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant not guilty.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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