UJI 14-1703 NMRA
UJI 14-1703. Negligent arson; essential elements.
For you to find the defendant guilty of negligent arson [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. The defendant recklessly2 [started a fire]3 [caused an explosion] on [defendant’s]
property;
2. This act caused4
[the death of __________________ (name of victim)]3
[bodily injury to __________________ (name of victim)]
[the damage to another’s building]
[the damage to another’s __________________5]
[the destruction of another’s building]
[the destruction of another’s __________________5];
3. This happened in New Mexico on or about the __________ day of
______________, __________.