IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 22.16
Issues In Disarming A Peace Officer
To sustain the charge of disarming a peace officer, the State must prove the following
propositions:
First Proposition: That ____ was a peace officer; and
Second Proposition: That the defendant knew ____ was a peace officer; and
Third Proposition: That the defendant knowingly took a firearm [(from the person of
____) (from an area within ____'s immediate presence)] without ____'s consent; and
Fourth Proposition: That when the defendant did so, ____ was engaged in the
performance of his official duties.
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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