IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 21.12C
Issues In Bribery--Official--Agreement By Intermediary
To sustain the charge of bribery, the State must prove the following propositions:
First Proposition : That the defendant [( received) (retained) (agreed to accept )] [(any
property) (a personal advantage)] from ____; and
Second Proposition: That the defendant knew that the [( property) (personal advantage )]
was [(tendered) (promised)] by ____ with intent to cause the defendant to influence the
performance of any act related to the employment or function of a [(public officer) (public
employee) (juror) (witness)].
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.
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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- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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