UJI 14-4508 NMRA
UJI 14-4508. Aggravated driving while under influence of alcohol or drugs and refusing to submit to chemical testing; essential elements.1
For you to find the defendant guilty of aggravated driving while under the influence of
[intoxicating liquor] [or] [drugs] [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 operated a motor vehicle3;
2. At that 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;]4
[or]
[drugs to such a degree that the defendant was incapable of safely driving a
vehicle;]
3. The defendant refused to submit to chemical testing5;
4. This happened in New Mexico, on or about the ________ day of ____________,
________.