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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13.02A

Issues In Theft By Unauthorized Control Of Property Not Exceeding $500 In Value –

activein force · 2026-08-19 – presentas-observed

Enhancing Factors Based Upon Governmental Property Or Location

To sustain the charge of theft, the State must prove the following propositions:

First Proposition: That ____ was the owner of the property in question; and

Second Proposition: That the defendant knowingly [(obtained) (exerted)] unauthorized

control over the property in question; and

Third Proposition: That the property in question was governmental property; and

[or]

Third Proposition: That when the defendant did so he was in a [(school) (place of

worship)]; and

Fourth Proposition: That the defendant intended to deprive the owner thereof

permanently of the use or benefit of that property.

[or]

Fourth Proposition: That the defendant knowingly [(used) (concealed) (abandoned)] the

property in question in such manner as to deprive the owner thereof permanently of the use or

benefit of that property.

[or]

Fourth Proposition: That the defendant [(used) (concealed) (abandoned)] the property in

question knowing that such [(use) (concealment) (abandonment)] probably will deprive the

owner thereof permanently of the use or benefit of that property.

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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