IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 7.05
Definition Of Mitigating Factor—Second Degree Murder—Belief In Justification
A mitigating factor exists so as to reduce the offense of first degree murder to the lesser
offense of second degree murder if at the time of the killing the defendant believes that
circumstances exist which would justify the deadly force he uses, but his belief that such
circumstances exist is unreasonable.
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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