Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 7.02B

Use For Cases Where The Offense Is Alleged To Have Occurred After June 30, 2021.

To sustain the charge of first degree murder, the State must prove the following

propositions:

First Proposition: That the defendant performed the acts which caused the death of ____;

and

Second Proposition: That when the defendant did so,

[1] he intended to kill or do great bodily harm to ____.

[or]

[2] he knew that his acts would cause death to ____.

[or]

[3] he knew that his acts created a strong probability of death or great bodily harm to

____.

[or]

[4] he, acting [(alone) (with one or more participants)], [(committed) (attempted to

commit)] the offense of ________, and [(in the course of) (in furtherance of) (in flight from)]

this offense, [(he) (another participant)] caused the death of a person.

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.