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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 8.05
Issues In Aggravated Kidnapping—Kidnapping By Secret Confinement
To sustain the charge of aggravated kidnapping, the State must prove the following
propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant secretly confined _____ against [(his) (her)]
will; and
Second Proposition: That the defendant acted knowingly; and
Third Proposition: That the defendant acted for the purpose of obtaining ransom from
_____ or from any other person.
[or]
Third Proposition: That _____ was [(a child under the age of 13 years who was
confined without the consent of [(his) (her)] parent or legal guardian) (a person with a severe or
profound intellectual disability who was confined without the consent of [(his) (her)] legal
guardian)].
[or]
Third Proposition: That the defendant [(inflicted great bodily harm, other than by the
discharge of a firearm) (committed _____)] upon _____.
[or]
Third Proposition: That the defendant [(wore a hood, robe, or mask) (concealed his
identity)].
[or]
Third Proposition: That the defendant during the commission of the offense was armed
with a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm.
[or]
Third Proposition: That the defendant during the commission of the offense was armed
with a firearm.
[or]
Third Proposition: That the defendant during the commission of the offense personally
discharged a firearm.
[or]
Third Proposition: That the defendant during the commission of the offense personally
discharged a firearm that proximately caused great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent
disfigurement, or death to another 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.
Provenance
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-09-10
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- 2026-09-10
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