IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 11.48
Issues In Hate Crime
To sustain the charge of hate crime, the State must prove the following propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant committed the offense of [(assault) (battery)
(aggravated assault) (theft) (criminal trespass to residence) (criminal damage to property)
(criminal trespass to vehicle) (criminal trespass to real property) (mob action) (disorderly
conduct) (harassment by telephone)]; and
Second Proposition: That the defendant did so by reason of the [(actual) (perceived)] [
(race) (color) (creed) (religion) (ancestry) (gender) (sexual orientation) (physical disability)
(mental disability) (national origin)] of another [(individual) (group of individuals)].
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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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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