IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 11.30
Issues In Endangering The Life Or Health Of A Child
To sustain the charge of endangering the life or health of a child, the State must prove the
following propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant knowingly [(caused)(permitted)] [(the (life) (health)
of _____________________ to be endangered) (_____________________ to be placed in
circumstances that endangered the (life) (health) of _____________________)]; and
Second Proposition: That at the time the defendant did so, ____________________ was a
child under the age of eighteen.
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
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- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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