IL 24-25.07 Use Of Force In Defense Of Dwelling
Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions–Criminal (IPJI-Crim)
IL 24-25.07 Use Of Force In Defense Of Dwelling
A person is justified in the use of force when and to the extent that he reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to [(prevent) (terminate)] another’s unlawful [(entry into) (attack upon)] a dwelling.
[However, a person is justified in the use of force which is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm only if
[1] the entry is made or attempted in a violent, riotous, or tumultuous manner and he reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent an [(assault upon) (offer of personal violence to)] himself or another then in the dwelling.
[or]
[2] he reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent the commission of a felony in the dwelling.]
