IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 22.56
Issues In Bringing Contraband Into A Penal Institution
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.
Provenance
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- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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