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Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions-Criminal

The following represents Illinois Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions, drafted by the Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases. All instructions are in format.

INTRODUCTION TO IPI CRIMINAL
1.00 FUNCTION OF COURT, JURY, AND COUNSEL - 1.01 - approved July 18, 2014
2.00 BURDEN OF PROOF
3.00 PARTICULAR TYPES OF EVIDENCE - New Section incorporating CLEAR legislation revisions - approved October 17, 2014
4.00 DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN WORDS - New Section incorporating CLEAR legislation revisions - approved July 31, 2015
5.00 MENTAL STATE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND RESPONSIBILITY - 5.12, 5.13, 5.14 & 5.15 - approved October 30, 2015
6.00 INCHOATE OFFENSES - New Section incorporating CLEAR legislation revisions - approved October 17, 2014
7.00 HOMICIDE - New Section incorporating CLEAR legislation revisions - approved January 30, 2015
8.00 KIDNAPPING - 8.11, 8.11A, 8.13 & 8.16 - approved October 17, 2014
9.00 SEX OFFENSES - 9.01, 9.01A, 9.01B, 9.01C, 9.02 & 9.02A - approved January 18, 2013
10.00 ABORTION
11.00 ASSAULT, BATTERY, AND RELATED CRIMES - 11.53, 11.53C & 11.54 approved - May 13, 2015
12.00 EAVESDROPPING
13.00 THEFT - 13.39, 13.39A, 13.40, 13.40A & 13.42 - approved October 30, 2015
14.00 ROBBERY AND BURGLARY - 14.12A, 14.12B & 14.12C - approved January 24, 2014
15.00 ARSON AND RELATED OFFENSES
16.00 CRIMINAL DAMAGE AND TRESPASS
17.00 CANNABIS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
18.00 WEAPONS - 18.11, 18.12, 18.35O, 18.35P - approved December 2, 2014
19.00 MOB ACTION
20.00 GAMBLING
21.00 BRIBERY
22.00 INTERFERENCE WITH JUDICIAL AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS
23.00 TRAFFIC - 23.43B - approved April 4, 2014
24.00-25.00 DEFENSES
26.00 CONCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS AND FORMS OF VERDICTS
27.00 SAMPLE SETS OF INSTRUCTIONS
28.00-28A.00 ENHANCEMENT/EXTENDED TERM SENTENCING

Note: Supreme Court Rule 451(a) prescribes the use of Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions in criminal cases. These instructions are prepared by the Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases. There is no advanced approval of jury instructions in criminal cases by the Court, they are approved only after they have been tested in the courts. People v. Hester, 131 Ill.2d 91 (1989), citing Powers v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company, 91 Ill.2d 375 (1982).