Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 17.38

To susta

in the charge of possession of [(a hypodermic syringe) (a hypodermic needle)

(any instrument adapted for the use of a controlled substance or cannabis by subcutaneous

injection)], the State must prove the following proposition:

That the defendan t knowingly had in his possession [(a hypodermic syringe) (a

hypodermic needle) (any instrument adapted for the use of a controlled substance or cannabis by

subcutaneous injection)]

If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that this proposition has been

proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant guilty.

If you find from your consideration of all of the evidence that this proposition has not

been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant not guilty.

Committ

ee Note

720 ILCS

635/1 (West, 1999) (formerly Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. 38, §22-50).

Give I

nstruction 17.37.

Note tha

t Sections 635/1 and 635/5 contain exceptions.

Use appl

icable bracketed material.

When acc

ountability is an issue, ordinarily insert the phrase “or one for whose conduct he

is legally responsible” after the word “defendant” in each proposition. See Instruction 5.03.

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