IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 26.01Y
Concluding Instruction--Jury Is Not To Be Instructed On A Lesser Included
Offense--Jury Is To Be Instructed On The Insanity Defense --Jury Is Not To Be Instructed
On The Guilty But Mentally Ill Verdict
When you retire to the jury room you first will elect one of your members as your
foreperson. He or she will preside during your deliberations on your verdict.
Your agreement on a verdict must be unanimous. Your verdict must be in writing and
signed by all of you, including your foreperson.
[1] The defendant[s] [(is) (are)] charged with the offense of ____. Under the law, a
person charged with ____ may be found (1) not guilty; or (2) not guilty by reason of insanity of
____; or (3) guilty of ____.
[2] Accordingly, you will be provided with three verdict forms [as to each defendant]:
“not guilty”, “not guilty by reason of insanity of ____”, and “guilty of ____”.
From these three verdict forms, you should select the one verdict form that reflects your
verdict [as to each defendant] and sign it as I have stated. Do not write on the other two verdict
forms [as to that defendant]. Sign only one of these verdict forms [as to each defendant].
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
- Content hash
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