Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 17.00

NTROLLED SUBSTANCES

DISPO

SITION TABLE

Showing w

here the Pattern Instructions in the Third Edition are covered in the Fourth

Edition.

3d ed. Inst

ruction Number 4th ed. Instruction Number

17.67 …………………………………………………………………………………… 17.65A

INTRODUCTI

ON

Genera

lly, the jury need not be instructed as to the definitions of words which are

contained or defined in the Statute. There will, however, be situations in which a definition will

be necessary. One example would be a prosecution for the possession or delivery of a substance

containing cannabis (720 ILCS 550/4 and 550/5), when there is evidence that raises an issue as

to the nature of the substance involved. In this particular example, give the definition of cannabis

(720 ILCS 550/3(a)) to the jury.

When the ne

ed for a definitional instruction arises, and the particular word is not defined

in these Pattern Instructions, the Committee recommends that the jury be given an instruction

which defines the term involved as set out in the appropriate section of the Statute (720 ILCS

550/3; 720 ILCS 570/102), with inapplicable language deleted, to avoid confusing the jury.

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