UJI 14-305 NMRA
UJI 14-305. Aggravated assault; threat or menacing conduct with a deadly weapon; essential elements.
For you to find the defendant guilty of aggravated assault by use1 of a deadly
weapon [as charged in Count ______________],2 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;3
3. A reasonable person in the same circumstances as __________________
(name of victim) would have had the same belief;
4. The defendant used1 a [__________________]4 [deadly weapon. The defendant
used a __________________ (name of object). A __________________ (name of
object) is a deadly weapon only if you find that a __________________ (name of
object), when used as a weapon, could cause death or great bodily harm5];6
5. This happened in New Mexico on or about the ____________ day of
______________, ________.