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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 22.38

Issues In Aiding Escape--Officer Of A Penal Institution

activein force · 2026-08-19 – presentas-observed

To sustain the charge of aiding escape, the State must prove the following propositions:

First Proposition: That the defendant was an [(officer) (employee)] of a penal institution;

and

Second Proposition: That ____ was a prisoner in the custody of the defendant; and

Third Proposition: That the defendant recklessly permitted ____ to escape.

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
Retrieved
2026-08-20
Edition
2026-08-19
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