IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 11.28
Issue In Cruelty To Children
To sustain the charge of cruelty to children, the State must prove the following
proposition:
That the defendant wilfully and unnecessarily exposes to the inclemency of the weather
____, a[n] [(child) (apprentice) (person)] under his legal control.
[or]
That the defendant [(knowingly) (intentionally) (recklessly)] injured the [(health) (limb)
] of a[n] [(child) (apprentice) (person)] under his legal control.
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that the State has proved this
proposition beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant guilty.
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that the State has not proved this
proposition 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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