IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 18.32
Issues In Unlawful Discharge Of Metal Piercing Bullets
To sustain the charge of unlawful discharge of metal piercing bullets, the State must
prove the following propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant knew that a firearm was loaded with a metal
piercing bullet; and
Second Proposition: That the defendant [(intentionally) (recklessly)] discharged the
firearm; and
Third Proposition: That the discharged metal piercing bullet struck another person.
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.
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. [However, if
you find the defendant has proved by a preponderance of the evidence that ____, you should find
the defendant not guilty.]
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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