IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 17.65A
Definition Of Inference Of Legitimacy--Possession Or Sale Of Drug Paraphernalia
The law
prohibiting the [(possession) (sale)] of drug paraphernalia is intended to be
used solely for suppressing the [(commercial traffic in) (possession of)] items that, within the
context of [(the sale or offering for sale) (possession)], are clearly and beyond a reasonable
doubt marketed for the illegal and unlawful use of cannabis or controlled substances. You should
not find the defendant guilty unless the facts and circumstances proved exclude all reasonable
and common-sense inferences that can be drawn in favor of the legitimacy of any [(transaction)
(item)].
Committ
ee Note
720 ILCS
600/6 (West, 1994), amended by P.A. 88-677, effective December 15, 1994.
Secti
on 6 of the Act provides as follows:
“This A
ct is intended to be used solely for the suppression of the commercial
traffic in and possession of items that, within the context of the sale or offering for sale,
or possession, are clearly and beyond a reasonable doubt marketed for the illegal and
unlawful use of cannabis or controlled substances. To this end, all reasonable and
common-sense inferences shall be drawn in favor of the legitimacy of any transaction or
item.”
Use appl
icable bracketed material.
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