IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 22.22
Issues In Obstructing Justice--Flight Of Witness
To sustain the charge of obstructing justice, the State must prove the following
propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant had knowledge of ____; and
Second Proposition: That the defendant knowingly [(left the State) (concealed himself )];
and
Third Proposition: That the defendant did so with intent to [(prevent the apprehension)
(obstruct the prosecution) (obstruct the defense)] of ____.
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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