IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 21.08
Issues In Offering A Commercial Bribe
To sustain the charge of commercial bribery, the State must prove the following
propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant [( conferred) (offered) (agreed to confer)] a benefit
upon ____, who was a[n] [(employee) (agent) (fiduciary)] of ____, a[n] [(employer) (principal)];
and
Second Proposition: That the defendant did so without the consent of the [( employer)
(principal)]; and
Third Proposition: That the defendant did so with the intent to influence the
[(employee's) (agent's) (fiduciary's)] conduct in relation to his [(employer's) (principal's)] affairs.
If you find from your considerations of all 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.
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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