UJI 14-302 NMRA
UJI 14-302. Assault; threat or menacing conduct; 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 __________________ (describe unlawful act, threat or menacing
conduct);
2. The defendant’s conduct caused __________________ (name of victim) to
believe the defendant was about to intrude on __________________’s (name of victim)
bodily integrity or personal safety by touching or applying force to
__________________ (name of victim) in a rude, insolent or angry manner;2
3. A reasonable person in the same circumstances as __________________
(name of victim) would have had the same belief;
4. This happened in New Mexico on or about the __________ day of
______________, ________.