UJI 14-2254 NMRA
UJI 14-2254. Possession of a deadly weapon by a prisoner; essential elements.
For you to find the defendant guilty of possession of a deadly weapon by a prisoner
[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 in custody or confinement2 at __________________3;
2. The defendant was in possession4 of a [__________________ (a deadly
weapon)5].
[OR]
The defendant possessed a __________________ (name of object). A
__________________ (name of object) is as deadly weapon only if you find
that if used as a weapon, a __________________ (name of object) could
cause death or great bodily harm6]7;
3. This happened in New Mexico on or about the ____________ day of
______________, ________.