UJI 14-972 NMRA
UJI 14-972. Aggravated criminal sexual penetration in the first degree; child under thirteen;1 essential elements.
For you to find the defendant guilty of aggravated criminal sexual penetration of a
child under the age of thirteen [as charged in Count _________]2, the state must prove
to your satisfaction beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of the
crime:
1. The defendant3
[caused ________________ (name of victim) to engage in ________4;]
[OR]
[caused the insertion, to any extent, of a ________________5 into the
_______________6 of ______________________ (name of victim);]
2. _____________________ (name of victim) was twelve (12) years of age or
younger;
3. [The defendant acted with an intent to kill]3
[OR]
[the act of the defendant was greatly dangerous to the lives of others, indicating a
depraved mind without regard for human life;]
[4. The defendant’s act was unlawful;]7
5. This happened in New Mexico on or about the ____ day of _______________,
______.
A person acts with a depraved mind by intentionally engaging in outrageously
reckless conduct with a depraved kind of wantonness or total indifference for the value
of human life. Mere negligence or recklessness is not enough. In addition, the
defendant must have a corrupt, or malicious state of mind, such as when a person acts
with ill will, hatred, spite, or evil intent. Whether a person acted with a depraved mind
may be inferred from all the facts and circumstances of the case.