IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13.75
Issues In Theft By Control Of Property Represented As Stolen
To sustain the charge of theft, the State must prove the following propositions:
First Proposition: That a law enforcement agency had custody of the property in
question; and
Second Proposition: That the defendant knowingly [(obtained) (exerted)] control over
the property in question; and
Third Proposition: That [(a law enforcement officer) (an ind ividual acting in behalf of a
law enforcement agency)] explicitly represented to the defendant that the property in question
was stolen; and
Fourth Proposition: That the defendant intended to deprive the owner permanently of the
use or benefit of the property in question.
[or]
Fourth Proposition: That the defendant knowingly [(used) (concealed) (abandoned)] the
property in question in such manner as to deprive the owner permanently of the use or benefit.
[or]
Fourth Proposition: That the defendant [(used) (concealed) (abandoned)] the property
in question knowing that the owner 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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