UJI 14-310 NMRA
UJI 14-310. Aggravated assault; attempted battery; threat or menacing conduct with intent to commit a felony; essential elements.1
For you to find the defendant guilty of aggravated assault with intent to commit
__________2 [as charged in Count __________3], 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 __________;4
A battery consists of intentionally touching or applying force in a rude, insolent or
angry manner.5
2. The defendant began to do an act which constituted a substantial part of the
battery but failed to commit the battery;
OR
1. The defendant intentionally __________ (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;5
3. A reasonable person in the same circumstances as __________ (name of victim)
would have had the same belief;
AND
4. The defendant also intended to commit the crime of __________;2
5. This happened in New Mexico on or about the ____ day of __________, ______.