IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 18.34
Issues In Unlawful Possession Of A Concealed Metal Piercing Bullet And Firearm
To sustain the charge of unlawful possession of a concealed metal piercing bullet and
firearm, the State must prove the following propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant knowingly possessed a bullet; and
Second Proposition: That the defendant knew it was a metal piercing bullet; and
Third Proposition: That when the defendant did so, he knowingly possessed a firearm;
and
Fourth Proposition: That the firearm was suitable for the discharge of the metal piercing
bullet; and
Fifth Proposition: That the metal piercing bullet and the firearm were concealed on or
about the defendant's 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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