UJI 14-301. Assault; attempted battery; essential elements.

For you to find the defendant guilty of assault [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 intended to commit the crime of battery against _______________ (name of victim) by __________________;2 A battery consists of intentionally touching or applying force in a rude, insolent, or angry manner.3 2. The defendant began to do an act which constituted a substantial part of the battery but failed to commit the battery; 3. This happened in New Mexico on or about the __________ day of ___________, ________.