UJI 14-703 NMRA

UJI 14-703. Negligent use of a deadly weapon.

Last amended: 2025Year: 2025Length: 223 wordsOfficial source
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 ______________, ________.
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