IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 7.01B
Definition Of First Degree Murder
Use For Cases Where The Offense Is Alleged To Have Occurred After June 30, 2021.
A person commits the offense of first degree murder when he kills an individual [without
lawful justification] if, in performing the acts which cause the death,
[1] he intends to kill or do great bodily harm to that individual [or another];
[or]
[2] he knows that such acts will cause death to that individual [or another];
[or]
[3] he knows that such acts create a strong probability of death or great bodily harm to
that individual [or another];
[or]
[4] he, acting [(alone) (with one or more participants)], [(commits) (attempts to commit)]
the offense of ________, and [(in the course of) (in furtherance of) (in flight from)] that offense,
[(he) (another participant)] causes the death of a person.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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