UJI 14-255 NMRA
UJI 14-255. Intent to kill one person; another killed.
Length: 55 wordsOfficial source
When one intends to kill or injure a certain person, and by mistake or accident kills a
different person, the crime, if any, is the same as though the original intended victim had
been killed. In such a case, the law regards the intent as transferred from the original
intended victim to the actual victim.