IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 21.18
Issues In Offering A Bribe--Attendance At A Particular Institution
To sustain the charge of offering a bribe, the State must prove the following propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant [( offered) (promised)] [(money) (a bribe) (a thing
of value) (an advantage)]; and
Second Proposition: That the defendant did so with the intent to influence ____ to
[(attend) (refrain from attending) (continue to att end)] ____ for the purpose of [( participating)
(not participating)] in interscholastic athletic competition for ____; and
Third Proposition: That ____ was an institution of [(higher) (secondary)] education.
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.
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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