UJI 14-4501 NMRA
UJI 14-4501. Driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor; essential elements.
For you to find the defendant guilty of driving while under the influence of intoxicating
liquor [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 operated a motor vehicle2;
2. At the time, the defendant was under the influence of intoxicating liquor, that is, as
a result of drinking liquor the defendant was less able to the slightest degree, either
mentally or physically, or both, to exercise the clear judgment and steady hand
necessary to handle a vehicle with safety to the person and the public;
3. This happened in New Mexico, on or about the ________ day of ____________,
________.