UJI 14-221. Voluntary manslaughter; no murder instruction; essential elements.1

For you to find the defendant guilty of voluntary manslaughter [as charged in Count __________]2, the state must prove to your satisfaction beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of the crime: 1. The defendant killed __________________ (name of victim); 2. The defendant knew that their acts created a strong probability of death or great bodily harm3 to __________________ (name of victim) [or any other human being]4; 3. The defendant acted as a result of sufficient provocation;5 4. This happened in New Mexico on or about the __________ day of ______________, __________.6