IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13.16A
Issues In Theft By Deception Of Property Not Exceeding $500 In Value – Enhancing
Factor Based Upon Posing As A Landlord Or Agent Or Employee Of The Landlord
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 by deception control over
property in the form of a [(rent payment) (security deposit)]; and
Third Proposition: That in doing so the defendant falsely posed as a [(landlord) (agent of
the landlord) (employee of the landlord)]; 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.
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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