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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 11.92X
Issues In Aggravated Stalking--Violation Of A Court Order (As Of August 20, 1993)
To sustain the charge of aggravated stalking, the State must first prove that the defendant
committed the offense of stalking. To sustain the charge of stalking, the State must prove the
following propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant on at least two separate occasions knowingly [
(followed ____) (placed ____ under surveillance) (followed or placed ____ under surveillance)];
and
[1] Second Proposition: That the defendant at any time knowingly transmitted a threat to
____ of immediate or future [(bodily harm) (sexual assault) (confinement) (restraint)].
[or]
[2] Second Proposition: That the defendant knowingly placed ____ in reasonable
apprehension of immediate or future [(bodily harm) (sexual assault) (confinement) (restraint)].
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that any one of these propositions
has not been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, your deliberations on these charges should end
and you should return a verdict of not guilty.
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that each one of these propositions
has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, then you have concluded that the defendant
committed the offense of stalking. You should now go on with your deliberations to decide
whether the defendant is guilty of aggravated stalking.
To sustain the charge of aggravated stalking, the State must prove the following
additional proposition:
Third Proposition: That, in conjunction with committing the offense of stalking, the
defendant [(intentionally) (knowingly) (recklessly)] violated [(a temporary restraining order)
(an order of protection) (an injunction)] prohibiting the [(harassment) (interference with
personal liberty) (physical abuse) (willful deprivation) (neglect) (exploitation) (intimidation of a
dependent)] of ____.
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that this Third Proposition has
also been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant guilty of aggravated
stalking.
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that this Third Proposition has not
been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, then you should find the defendant not guilty of
aggravated stalking [and guilty of stalking].
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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