IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.05B
Affirmative Defenses To Bigamy
It is a defense to a charge of bigamy that, at the time of the marriage charged in the
[(indictment) (information)],
[1] the defendant's prior marriage was dissolved or declared invalid.
[or]
[2] the defendant reasonably believed [(his) (her)] prior spouse to be dead.
[or]
[3] the prior spouse had been continually absent for a period of five years, during which
time the defendant did not know the prior spouse to be alive.
[or]
[4] the defendant reasonably believed that [(he) (she)] or the person he or she marries,
was legally eligible to be married.
Provenance
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- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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