117 Ill. App. Nor was there any evidence suggesting that the defendant was conducting business on the front lawn when the incident occurred, thus dismissing the need to present such evidence at trial. 44 Ill. App. The issues instruction for the offense sets forth the exceptions as the second point to be proved as the offense was charged. See Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions, Criminal, No.
Defendant argues the record shows the State made no effort to negate the statutory exceptions.
The State may meet its burden of proof through reasonable inferences from the evidence presented. 258 Ill. App. In this case, the record shows defendant lived in the apartment building on which property the incident occurred, and the apartment building had eight apartments. There is nothing in the record indicating the land is publicly owned. Although it is not unreasonable for the State and the trial court to assume defendant did not own the apartment complex, allowing the court to draw an inference from that assumption has the effect of turning the statute's exception into a defense.