UJI 14-255 NMRA

UJI 14-255. Intent to kill one person; another killed.

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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.
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