IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 11.76
Issues In Criminal Neglect Of An Elderly Or Disabled Person
To sustain the charge of criminal neglect of [(an elderly) (a disabled)] person, the State
must prove the following propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant was a caregiver; and
[1] Second Proposition: That the defendant knowingly performed acts which caused the
[(elderly) (disabled)] person's life to be endangered, health to be injured, or pre-existing
physical or mental condition to deteriorate.
[or]
[2] Second Proposition: That the defendant knowingly failed to perform acts which he
knew or should have known were necessary to maintain or preserve the life or health of the [
(elderly) (disabled)] person and such failure caused the [(elderly) (disabled)] person's life to be
endangered, health to be injured, or pre-existing physical or mental condition to deteriorate.
[or]
[3] Second Proposition : That the defendant knowingly abandoned the [(elderly)
(disabled)] person.
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
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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