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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 19.05

Definition Of Mob Action--Failure To Withdraw

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

A person commits the offense of mob action involving the failure to withdraw when he

[1] acting together with one or more persons and without authority of law [(knowingly)

(intentionally) (recklessly)] disturbs the peace by the use of force or violence;

[or]

[2] assembles with one or more persons to do an unlawful act, [(knowing) (intending)]

that the purpose of assembling was to perform the unlawful act;

[or]

[3] assembles with one or more persons without authority of law, [(knowing) (intending)

] that the purpose of assembling [(was to do violence to the person or property of an yone

supposed to have been guilty of a violation of the law) (was to exercise correctional powers or

regulative powers over any person by violence)];

and

the defendant fails to withdraw from the mob action on being commanded to do so by a peace

officer.

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illinoiscourts.gov
Retrieved
2026-08-20
Edition
2026-08-19
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2fa84a2a3c3f1a7abebb3e05faeb868282d394552f4d114e28b6486d8731f4fd
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