UJI 14-703 NMRA
UJI 14-703. Negligent use of a deadly weapon.
For you to find the defendant guilty of negligent use of a deadly weapon [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 discharged a firearm into a [building]2 [vehicle];]
[OR]2
[The defendant discharged a firearm knowingly endangering [a person]2 [property];]
[OR]
[The defendant was carrying a firearm while under the influence of [alcohol]2
[narcotics];]
[OR]
[The defendant endangered the safety of another, by handling or using a [deadly
weapon3] [firearm] in a negligent4 manner;]
[OR]
[The defendant discharged a firearm within one hundred and fifty yards of a
[dwelling5] [or] [building] without permission of the owner or lessee. [The state must also
prove that either:
A. the weapon was discharged on non-public lands; or
B. the discharge did not occur during hunting season; or
C. that the [dwelling] [or] [building] was not an abandoned or vacated building];]6
[2. The defendant was not a peace officer7 or other public employee who is required
or authorized by law to carry or use a firearm in the course of employment and who
carries, handles, uses or discharges a firearm while lawfully engaged in carrying out the
duties of such office or employment;]
3. This happened in New Mexico on or about the __________ day of
______________, ________.