UJI 14-607 NMRA
UJI 14-607. Abandonment of a child without great bodily harm or death.
For you to find ______________________________ (name of defendant) guilty of
abandonment of a child which did not result in death or 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. ______________________________ (name of child) was under the age of
eighteen (18);
7. This happened in New Mexico on or about the ____________ day of
__________________________, __________.