IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 2.04
Failure Of Defendant To Testify
The fact that [(a) (the)] defendant[s] did not testify must not be considered by you in any
way in arriving at your verdict.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
- Content hash
00081b3c6c6b1ccfaf64dad328fa5e69c73d298bc85d194c55b49e28d5650083
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