IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.07A
Affirmative Defenses To Marrying A Bigamist
It is a defense to the charge of marrying a bigamist that at the time of the marriage
[1] the prior marriage of the other person was dissolved or declared invalid by court
judgment.
[or]
[2] the defendant reasonably believed the prior [(husband) (wife)] of the other person to
be dead.
[or]
[3] the other person's prior [(husband) (wife)] had been continually absent for a period of
five years, during which time the defendant did not know that the other person's prior [(husband)
(wife)] was alive.
[or]
[4] the defendant reasonably believed that the other person was legally eligible to be
married.
[or]
[5] the defendant did not reasonably believe that the person he or she married 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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