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720 ILCS 5/5-1 (2026)

Accountability for conduct of another

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(720 ILCS 5/5-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 5-1)
    Sec. 5-1. Accountability for conduct of another. A person is responsible for conduct which is an element of an offense if the conduct is either that of the person himself, or that of another and he is legally accountable for such conduct as provided in Section 5-2, or both.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases, 1998–2015 · leading case: People v. Dennis, 692 N.E.2d 325 (Ill. 1998).
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People v. Dennis, 692 N.E.2d 325 (Ill. 1998). “Pursuant to section 5-1, "[a] person is responsible for conduct which is an element of an offense if the conduct is either that of the person himself, or that of another and he is legally accountable for such conduct.”
People v. Hicks, 693 N.E.2d 373 (Ill. 1998). “" 720 ILCS 5/5-1 (West 1992). "A person is legally accountable for the conduct of another when: * * * (c) Either before or during the commission of an offense, and with the intent to promote or facilitate such commission, he solicits, aids, abets, agrees or attempts to aid, such…”
People v. Johnson, 2013 IL App (1st) 122459. · cites it 2× “Weatherspoon assumed that the vehicle contained “a regular customer” since one of the three occupants motioned to Baity that ‘conduct which is an element of an offense’ for which defendant may be held accountable” (quoting 720 ILCS 5/5-1 (West 1992))). -4- he intended to…”
People v. Johnson, 2014 IL App (1st) 122459-B. “2d 87, 107 (1998) (“escape is not ‘conduct which is an element of an offense’ for which defendant may be held accountable” (quoting 720 ILCS 5/5-1 (West 1994))). -3- ¶8 The State’s evidence at the retrial included the testimony of only one event witness, Nolan Swain, an admitted…”
United States v. Genova, 167 F. Supp. 2d 1021 (N.D. Ill. 2001). “) Racketeering Act One also alleges a violation of the Illinois Official Misconduct laws, 720 ILCS 5/33 — 3(c) and 720 ILCS 5/5-1, in that Genova and Gulotta obtained money and property from the people of Calumet City through the performance of official acts by Genova as Mayor…”
People v. Malcolm, 2015 IL App (1st) 133406, 39 N.E.3d 98. “" 720 ILCS 5/5-1 (West 2012). The Illinois statute on accountability states that a defendant is legally accountable for the actions of another when: "[E]ither before or during the commission of an offense, and with the intent to promote or facilitate that commission, he or she…”
People v. Malcolm, 2015 IL App (1st) 133406. “” 720 ILCS 5/5-1 (West 2012). The Illinois statute on accountability states that a defendant is legally accountable for the actions of another when: “[E]ither before or during the commission of an offense, and with the intent to promote or facilitate that commission, he or she…”
People v. Johnson, 2014 IL App (1st) 122459-B. “2d 87, 107 (1998) ("escape is not 'conduct which is an element of an offense' for which defendant may be held accountable" (quoting 720 ILCS 5/5-1 (West 1994)). 4 shooting or recall hearing gunshots; but that he did recall driving around with defendant and that he woke up once…”
People v. Baugh, No. 1-03-2551 Rel (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. June 24, 2005). “720 ILCS 5/5-1 (West 2000) ("[a] person is responsible for conduct which is an element of an offense if the conduct is either that of the person himself, or that of another and he is legally accountable for such conduct); People v.”
People v. Edward, No. 1-08-2607 Rel (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. June 11, 2010). “See 720 ILCS 5/5-1 (West 2006) (“A person is responsible for conduct which is an element of an offense if the conduct is either that of the person himself, or that of another and he is legally accountable for such conduct as provided in section 5-2, or both”); 720 ILCS…”
People v. Lozano, No. 1-00-0046 Rel (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. Sept. 5, 2000). “720 ILCS 5/18-1 (West 1996), 720 ILCS 5/5-1 (West 1996). Thus, Lozano argues, the jury's verdicts convicting him of armed robbery and acquitting him of attempted armed robbery imply that he both did and did not have intent to steal.”
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