Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.28

To sustain the charge of obscenity, the State must prove the following propositions:

First Proposition: That the defendant [(sold) (delivered) (provided) (offered or agreed to

[(sell) (deliver) (provide)])] an obscene ____;

[or]

First Proposition: That the defendant [(presented) (directed)] an obscene [(play)

(dance) [or other performance]];

[or]

First Proposition: That the defendant participated directly in that portion of an obscene [

(play) (dance) [or other performance]] which made it obscene;

[or]

First Proposition: That the defendant [(published) (exhibited) [or otherwise made

available]] anything obscene;

[or]

First Proposition: That the defendant performed [(an obscene act) [or otherwise

presented an obscene exhibition of his body]] for gain;

[or]

First Proposition: That the defendant [(created) (bought) (procured) (possessed)]

obscene matter or material with intent to disseminate it;

[or]

First Proposition: That the defendant advertised or otherwise promoted the sale of

material represented or held out by him to be obscene whether or not it was obscene;

and

Second Proposition: That the defendant then knew the nature or content of ____[; and

Third Proposition: That the dissemination was for gain or was made to persons other than

personal associates of the defendant.

[or]

Third Proposition: That the dissemination was not to institutions or individuals having

scientific or other special justification for possession of such material].

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.