IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 18.04Z
Issues In Aggravated Unlawful Use Of Weapons--Possessing A Weapon On A Public Way
Or Land Within City Limits--Enhancing Factor Based Upon Location
To sustain the charge of aggravated unlawful use of weapons, the State must prove the
following propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant knowingly [(carried) (possessed)] on or about his
person a [(pistol) (revolver) (stun gun or taser) (firearm)]; and
Second Proposition: That when the defendant did so, he was upon [(a public street) (a
public alley) (public lands)] within the corporate limits of [(a city) (a village) (an incorporated
town)]; and
Third Proposition: That when the defendant did so, he was not an invitee for the purpose
of [(the display of such weapon) (lawful commerce in weapons)]; and
Fourth Proposition: That when the defendant did so, he was not on his land, in his abode,
or in his fixed place of business; and
Fifth Proposition: That the defendant did so while
[1] in a school [regardless of the [(time of day) (time of year)]].
[or]
[2] on the real property comprising a school [regardless of the [(time of day) (time of
year)]].
[or]
[3] on a public way within 1000 feet of the real property comprising a school.
[or]
[4] on any conveyance [(owned) (leased) (contracted)] by a school to transport students
to and from [(school) (a school related activity)].
[or]
[5] in residential property owned, operated, and managed by a public housing agency.
[or]
[6] on the real property comprising residential property owned, operated, and managed by
a public housing agency.
[or]
[7] on a public way within 1000 feet of the real property comprising residential property
owned, operated, and managed by a public housing agency.
[or]
[8] in a public park.
[or]
[9] on the real property comprising a public park.
[or]
[10] on a public way within 1000 feet of the real property comprising a public park.
[or]
[11] in a courthouse.
[or]
[12] on the real property comprising a courthouse.
[or]
[13] on a public way within 1000 feet of the real property comprising a courthouse.
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
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- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-10
- Edition
- 2026-09-10
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