IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 11.52Y
Issues In Armed Violence (As Of January 1, 1995)
To sustain the charge of armed violence, the State must prove the following propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant committed [(the offense of ____) (either the offense
of ____ or the offense of ____)]; and
Second Proposition: That when the defendant committed [(the offense of ____) (either
the offense of ____ or the offense of ____)], he was carrying on or about his person or was
otherwise armed with a
[1] [(handgun) (sawed-off shotgun) (sawed-off rifle)] [or any other firearm small enough
to be concealed upon his person].
[or]
[2] [(semiautomatic firearm) (machine gun)].
[or]
[3] [(rifle) (shotgun) (spring gun) (firearm) (stun gun or taser) (knife with a blade of at
least 3 inches in length) (dagger) (dirk) (switchblade knife) (stiletto) (axe) (hatchet)] [or
other deadly or dangerous weapon or instrument of like character].
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
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- 2026-08-19
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