Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 18.14

Victim

To sustain the charge of aggravated discharge of a firearm, the State must prove the

following propositions:

First Proposition: That the defendant knowingly discharged a firearm; and

Second Proposition: That the defendant discharged the firearm in the direction of [

(____) (a vehicle)]; and

[1] Third Proposition: That the defendant knew that [(____ was) (the vehicle was

occupied by)] [(a peace officer) (a person summoned or directed by a peace officer) (a

correctional institution employee) (a fireman)]; and

[or]

[2] Third Proposition: That the defendant knew that [(____ was) (the vehicle was

occupied by)] [(an emergency medical technician) (an ambulance driver) (a medical

assistant) (a first aid attendant)]; and

Fourth Proposition: That the defendant did so

[a] while [(____) (the peace officer) (the correctional officer) (the fireman) (the

emergency medical technician) (the ambulance driver) (the medical assistant) (the first

aid attendant)] was engaged in the execution of his official duties.

[or]

[b] to prevent [(____) (the peace officer) (the correctional officer) (the fireman) (the

emergency medical technician) (the ambulance driver) (the medical assistant) (the first

aid attendant)] from performing his official duties.

[or]

[c] in retaliation for [(____) (the peace officer) (the correctional officer) (the fireman)

(the emergency medical technician) (the ambulance driver) (the medical assistant) (the

first aid attendant)] performing his official duties.

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.