IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 21.14
Issues In Failure To Report A Bribe--Official
To sustain the charge of failure to report a bribe, the State must prove the following
propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant was a [( public officer) (public employee) (juror )];
and
Second Proposition: That the defendant was offered a bribe to influence the performance
of an act related to his [( employment) (function )] as a [(public officer) (public employee )
(juror)]; and
Third Proposition: That the defendant failed to report forthwith to the [( local State's
Attorney) (Department of Illinois State Police)] the offer of the bribe.
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
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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