IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 15.02B
Issues In Arson--Insurance Fraud
To sustain the charge of arson, the State must prove the following propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant, by means of [(fire) (explosive)], knowingly
damaged [(real property) (personal property having a value of $150 or more)]; and
Second Proposition: That the defendant did so with the intent to defraud an insurer.
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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