IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 17.08
Issues In Cannabis Trafficking
To sustain the charge of cannabis trafficking, the State must prove the following
propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant knowingly [(brought cannabis) (caused cannabis to
be brought)] into this State; and
Second Proposition: That the cannabis brought into Illinois weighed 2,500 grams or
more; and
Third Proposition: That the defendant did so [(for the purpose of the manufacture of) (for
the purpose of the delivery of) (with the intent to manufacture) (with the intent to deliver)] the
cannabis in this State or any other state or country.
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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