UJI 14-2214 NMRA
UJI 14-2214. Aggravated battery on a peace officer; without great bodily harm; essential elements.
Length: 199 wordsOfficial source
For you to find the defendant guilty of aggravated battery on a peace officer without
great bodily harm [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 [unlawfully]2 touched or applied force to
________________________ (name of peace officer) by
________________________3;
2. At the time, ________________________ (name of peace officer) was a peace
officer and was performing the duties of a peace officer6;
3. The defendant knew ____________________ (name of peace officer) was a
peace officer;
4. The defendant’s conduct
[caused injury to ________________________ (name of peace officer)];
[or]4
[threatened the safety of ________________________ (name of peace officer)];
[or]4
[challenged the authority of ________________________ (name of peace
officer)];
5. The defendant intended to injure ________________________ (name of peace
officer);
6. ________________________’s (name of peace officer) injury was not likely to
cause death or great bodily harm5;
7. The defendant caused ________________________ (name of peace officer)
[painful temporary disfigurement] [or]4 [a temporary loss or impairment of the use of
________________________ (name of organ or member of the body)];
8. This happened in New Mexico on or about the __________ day of
______________, __________.