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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 19.04

Issues In Mob Action--Violent Infliction Of Injury

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

To sustain the charge of mob action involving violent infliction of injury the State must

prove the following propositions:

First Proposition: That the defendant acted together with one or more persons without

authority of law; and

Second Proposition: That the defendant [(knowingly) (intentionally) (recklessly)]

disturbed the public peace by the use of force or violence; and

Third Proposition: That one of the participants in the mob action violently inflicted

injury upon the [(person) (property)] of another.

[or]

First Proposition: That the defendant assembled with one or more persons to do ____;

and

Second Proposition: That the defendant [(knew) (intended)] that the purpose of

assembling was to perform ____; and

Third Proposition: That one of the participants in the mob action violently inflicted

injury upon the [(person) (property)] of another.

[or]

First Proposition: That the defendant assembled with one or more persons without

authority of law; and

Second Proposition: That the defendant [(knew) (intended)] that the purpose of

assembling [(was to do violence to the person or property of anyone supposed to have been

guilty of a violation of law) (was to exercise correctional powers or regulative powers over any

person by violence)]; and

Third Proposition: That one of the participants in the mob action violently inflicted

injury upon the [(person) (property)] of another.

If you find from your consideration of all of 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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Retrieved
2026-08-20
Edition
2026-08-19
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