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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.04

Issues In Public Indecency

activein force · 2026-08-19 – presentas-observed

To sustain the charge of public indecency, the State must prove the following

propositions:

First Proposition: That the defendant performed [(an act of sexual penetration) (an act of

sexual conduct) (a lewd exposure of the body done with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual

desire of the person)]; and

Second Proposition: That the defendant performed the [(act) (lewd exposure)] in a place

where his conduct might reasonably be expected to be viewed by others; and

Third Proposition: That the defendant was then 17 years of age or older.

If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that each 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

Source
illinoiscourts.gov
Retrieved
2026-08-20
Edition
2026-08-19
Content hash
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