UJI 14-623 NMRA
UJI 14-623. Child abuse resulting in death; intentional act; child under 12; essential elements.
For you to find ____________________ (name of defendant) guilty of intentional
child abuse resulting in death of a child under twelve (12) years of age, [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) _______________________ (describe
conduct or course of conduct alleged to have been child abuse).
2. By engaging in the conduct described in Paragraph 1, ___________________
(name of defendant) caused _________________ (name of child)
[to be placed in a situation that endangered the life or health of _______________
(name of child);]2
[OR]
[to be exposed to inclement weather;]
[OR]
[to be [tortured ] [or] [cruelly confined] [or] [cruelly punished]]
3. _______________________ (name of defendant) acted intentionally3 [and
without justification];4
4. _______________________ (name of defendant)’s conduct resulted in the death
of ______________________ (name of child);
5. _______________________ (name of child) was under the age of twelve (12);
6. This happened in New Mexico on or about the ____________ day of
______________, ________.