UJI 14-606 NMRA
UJI 14-606. Abandonment of a child resulting in great bodily harm or death.
For you to find _____________________________ (name of defendant) guilty of
abandonment of a child resulting in great bodily harm, [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. ______________________________ (name of defendant) was a [parent]2
[guardian] [or] [custodian] of ______________________________ (name of child);
2. ______________________________ (name of defendant) intentionally3 [left]2 [or]
[abandoned] ______________________________ (name of child);
3. As a result of ______________________________ (name of defendant)
[leaving]2 [or] [abandoning] ______________________________ (name of child),
______________________________ (name of child) was without proper parental care
and control necessary to prevent harm to ______________________________ (name
of child);
4. At the time that ___________________ (name of defendant) [left]2 [or]
[abandoned] _____________________ (name of child), the circumstances exposed
_____________ (name of child) to a risk of harm;
[5. ______________________________ (name of defendant) had the ability to
provide proper parental care and control necessary for
_____________________________’s (name of child) well-being];4
6. ______________________________’s (name of defendant) failure to provide
proper parental care and control necessary for _____________________________’s
(name of child) well-being resulted in [the death of]2 [great bodily harm to5]
______________________________ (name of child);
7. ______________________________ (name of child) was under the age of
eighteen (18);
8. This happened in New Mexico on or about the ____________ day of
__________________________, __________.