IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13.26
Issues In Theft Of Lost Or Mislaid Property
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 ____ was lost or mislaid; and
Third Proposition: That the defendant obtained control over the ____; and
Fourth Proposition: That the defendant [(knew) (learned)] the identity of the owner;
[or]
Fourth Proposition: That the defendant [(knew) (was aware) (learned)] of a reasonable
means of identifying the owner;
and
Fifth Proposition: That the defendant failed to take reasonable measures to restore the
____ to ____; and
Sixth Proposition: That the defendant intended to deprive ____ permanently of the use or
benefit of the ____.
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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