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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 11.42

Issues In Intimidation

activein force · 2026-09-10 – presentas-observed

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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2026-09-10
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2026-09-10
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