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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 18.08B

Issues in Armed Habitual Criminal

activein force · 2026-08-19 – presentas-observed

To sustain the charge of armed habitual criminal, the State must prove the following

propositions:

First Proposition: that the defendant knowingly [(received) (sold) (possessed)

(transferred)] any firearm;

and

Second Proposition: that the defendant had previously been convicted of

[(the offenses of _______ and ________) (two qualifying offenses)].

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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