IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 17.60
Issues In Sale Of Drug Paraphernalia To A Person Under 18 Years Of Age
To susta
in the charge of sale of drug paraphernalia to a person under 18 years of age, the
State must prove the following propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant knowingly [(sold) (delivered for any commercial
consideration)] any item of drug paraphernalia; and
Second Proposition: That the defendant was 18 years of age or older; and
Third Proposition: That the person to whom the item was [(sold) (delivered for any
commercial consideration)] was under 18 years old at the time of the [(sale) (delivery)].
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 of the evidence that any one of these
propositions has not been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant not
guilty.
Committ
ee Note
720 ILCS
600/3(a) (West, 1999) (formerly Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. 561/2, §2103(a)).
Give I
nstruction 17.59.
Note tha
t Section 600/4, contains exemptions.
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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