UJI 14-202 NMRA
UJI 14-202. Felony murder; essential elements.
For you to find the defendant ________________________________________
(name of defendant) guilty of felony murder, which is first-degree murder, [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 ________________________________________ (name of
defendant) [committed]2 [attempted to commit] the crime of
________________________3 (name of felony) [under circumstances or in a manner
dangerous to human life];4
2. ________________________________________ (name of defendant) caused5
the death of ________________________________________ (name of deceased)
during [the commission of]2 [the attempt to commit] ________________________
(name of felony);
3. ________________________________________ (name of defendant) intended
to kill or knew that their acts created a strong probability of death or great bodily harm;
[4. The defendant did not act as a result of sufficient provocation];6
5. This happened in New Mexico on or about the ____________ day of
______________, __________.