IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 11.42
Issues In Intimidation
To sustain the charge of intimidation, the State must prove the following propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant communicated to ____ a threat to, without lawful
authority,
[1] inflict physical harm on [(____) (any other person) (property)];
[or]
[2] subject [(____) (any person)] to physical [(confinement) (restraint)];
[or]
[3] commit any criminal offense;
[or]
[4] accuse [(____) (any person)] of an offense;
[or]
[5] expose [(____) (any person)] to [(hatred) (contempt) (ridicule)];
[or]
[6] take action as a public official against ____;
[or]
[7] withhold official action as a public official;
[or]
[8] cause the [(taking of action) (withholding of action)] by a public official;
[or]
[9] bring about or continue a [(strike) (boycott) [other collective action]];
and
Second Proposition: That the defendant then intended to cause ____ to [(perform) (omit
the performance of)] an act.
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.
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-09-10
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- 2026-09-10
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