UJI 14-378 NMRA
UJI 14-378. Aggravated assault; attempted battery with intent to commit a felony; "household member"; essential elements.
For you to find the defendant guilty of aggravated assault with intent to commit
________________1 [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 intended to commit the crime of battery against
_______________ (name of victim) by ________________;3
A battery consists of intentionally touching or applying force in a rude, insolent, or
angry manner.4
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 also intended to commit the crime of _______________;1
4. ________________ (name of victim) was a household member of the
defendant;5
5. This happened in New Mexico on or about the __________ day of
______________, ________.