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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 22.56

Issues In Bringing Contraband Into A Penal Institution

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

To sustain the charge of bringing contraband into a penal institution, the State must prove

the following propositions:

First Proposition: That the defendant knowingly brought an item of contraband into a

penal institution;

[or]

First Proposition: That the defendant knowingly caused another to bring an item of

contraband into a penal institution;

[or]

First Proposition: That the defendant knowingly placed an item of contraband in such

proximity to a penal institution as to give an inmate access to the contraband;

and

Second Proposition: That the defendant did so without authority from the person[s]

[(designated) (authorized)] to grant such authority.

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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Source
illinoiscourts.gov
Retrieved
2026-08-20
Edition
2026-08-19
Content hash
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