Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13.52

To sustain the charge of aggravated 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) (caused a computer

program or data to be accessed)]; and

Second Proposition: That in doing so, the defendant [(damaged a computer) (destroyed a

computer) (altered a computer program or data) (deleted a computer program or data) (removed

a computer program or data)]; and

Third Proposition: That the defendant 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)]; and

Fifth Proposition: That the defendant knowingly caused [(deception of) (interference

with)] vital [(services of) (operations of)] [(state government) (local government) (a public

utility)].

[or]

Fifth Proposition: That the defendant knowingly created a strong probability of death or

great bodily harm to one or more individuals.

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.