IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13.50B
Issues In Computer Tampering--Damage
To sustain the charge of computer tampering, the State must prove the following
propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant knowingly [(accessed a computer or any part of a
computer) (caused a computer or any part of a computer to be accessed) (accessed a program)
(caused a program to be accessed) (accessed data) (caused data to be accessed)]; and
Second Proposition: That the defendant [(damaged the computer) (destroyed the
computer) (altered a computer program) (altered data) (deleted a computer program) (deleted
data) (removed a computer program) (removed data)]; and
Third Proposition: That the defendant knew that he acted [(without the authorization of
the computer's owner) (in excess of the authority granted to him by the computer's owner)]; and
Fourth Proposition: That the defendant knew that he acted [(without the authorization of
the computer's owner) (in excess of the authority granted to him by the computer's owner)].
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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