IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 4.16
Possession
[1] Possession may be actual or constructive. A person has actual possession when he
has immediate and exclusive control over a thing. A person has constructive possession when he
lacks actual possession of a thing but he has both the power and the intention to exercise control
over a thing [either directly or through another person].
[2] If two or more persons share the immediate and exclusive control or share the
intention and the power to exercise control over a thing, then each person has possession.
Provenance
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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