UJI 14-374 NMRA
UJI 14-374. Aggravated assault; attempted battery with a deadly weapon; "household member"; essential elements.
For you to find the defendant guilty of aggravated assault against a household
member [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. The defendant used 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
4. __________________ (name of victim) was a household member of the
defendant;7
5. This happened in New Mexico on or about the __________ day of ___________,
________.