IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 14.14A
Issues in Residential Burglary –
Authorized Entry But Unauthorized Remaining Within
To sustain the charge of residential burglary, the State must prove the following
propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant knowingly entered the dwelling place of another
[or any part thereof]; and
Second Proposition: That the defendant did so with authority; and
Third Proposition: That the defendant thereafter, without authority, knowingly remained
within that dwelling place [or any part thereof]; and
Fourth Proposition: That the defendant remained within that dwelling place [or any part
thereof] with the intent to commit therein the offense of ___________.
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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