UJI 14-375 NMRA
UJI 14-375. Aggravated assault; threat or menacing conduct with a deadly weapon; "household member"; 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);3
2. The defendant’s conduct caused __________________ (name of victim) to
believe that 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;4
3. A reasonable person in the same circumstances as __________________
(name of victim) would have had the same belief;
4. The defendant used1 a [_____________________]5 [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 harm 6];7
5. __________________ (name of victim) was a household member of the
defendant;8
6. This happened in New Mexico on or about the __________ day of
______________, ________.