UJI 14-2223 NMRA
UJI 14-2223. Escape from custody of a peace officer; essential elements.
For you to find the defendant guilty of escape from custody of a peace officer [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 was arrested [under authority of a warrant]2 [upon reasonable
grounds to believe that the defendant had committed __________________3];
2. The defendant [escaped]2 [attempted to escape] from the custody of a
__________________ (official title);
3. This happened in New Mexico on or about the __________ day of
______________, __________.