IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 22.02
Issues In Perjury
To sustain the charge of perjury, the State must prove the following propositions:
First Proposition: That while under [(oath) (affirmation)], the defendant knowingly made
a false statement; and
Second Proposition: That the false statement was material to the issue or point in question
when the statement was made; and
Third Proposition: That the defendant believed at the time he made the statement that the
statement was not true.
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
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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