IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13.22
Issues In Theft By Threat--Misdemeanor
To sustain the charge of theft, the State must prove the following propositions:
First Proposition: That ____ was the owner of the ____ in question; and
Second Proposition: That the defendant by threat knowingly obtained control over the
____; and
Third Proposition: That the defendant intended to deprive ____ permanently of the use or
benefit of the ____.
[or]
Third Proposition: That the defendant knowingly [(used) (concealed) (abandoned)] the
____ in such manner as to deprive the owner permanently of such use or benefit.
[or]
Third Proposition: That the defendant [(used) (concealed) (abandoned)] the ____
knowing that ____ will thereby probably be deprived permanently of its use or benefit.
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
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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