UJI 14-1612 NMRA
UJI 14-1612. Aggravated shoplifting.
For you to find the defendant guilty of aggravated shoplifting [as charged in Count
___________]1, the state must prove to your satisfaction beyond a reasonable doubt
each of the following elements of the crime:
1. _______________ (name of defendant) [took possession of] [concealed]2
___________________ (describe merchandise);
2. This merchandise was offered for sale to the public by _____________ (name of
retailer or store), a retailer3, located at ________________ (address of retailer or store);
3. At the time ______________ (name of defendant) took this merchandise,
____________ (name of defendant) intended to take it without paying for it;
4. Immediately after shoplifting, _____________ (name of defendant) [unlawfully]4
assaulted or struck at another5 with a [______________]6 [deadly weapon. The
defendant used a _______________ (name of instrument or object). A
________________ (name of instrument or object) is a deadly weapon only if you find
that a _______________ (name of object), when used as a weapon, could cause death
or great bodily harm7]8; and
5. _____________ (name of defendant) acted with the intent to [retain possession
of stolen property] [or] [effect an escape from the scene of an act of shoplifting]9;
6. This happened in New Mexico on or about the ______________ day of
___________________, ____________.