UJI 14-2229 NMRA
UJI 14-2229. Failure to appear; bail.
For you to find the defendant guilty of failure to appear as required by conditions of
release [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. __________________ (name of defendant) was released pending [trial] [an
appeal] [a probation revocation proceeding]2 in a criminal action related to a
[misdemeanor or petty misdemeanor] [felony]2 offense on the condition that
__________________ (name of defendant) appear as required by the court;
2. __________________ (name of defendant) failed to appear as required by the
court;
3. The defendant’s failure to appear was willful, without sufficient justification or
excuse;
4. This happened in New Mexico on or about the __________ day of
______________, ________.