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14-959. Criminal sexual penetration in the first degree; threats of force or coercion; great bodily harm or great mental anguish; essential elements.

            For you to find the defendant guilty of criminal sexual penetration causing [great bodily harm]1 [great mental anguish] [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 defendant¹

[caused ________________ (name of victim) to engage in _________³;]

[OR]

[caused the insertion, to any extent, of a __________________⁴ into the ________________⁵ of ____________________ (name of victim);]

            2.         The defendant:

[used threats of physical force or physical violence against ___________________ (name of victim or other person);]¹

[OR]

[threatened to _______________________⁶;]

            3.         ______________________ (name of victim) believed the defendant would carry out the threat;

            4.         The defendant's acts resulted in [great bodily harm⁷]¹ [great mental anguish⁸] to ___________________ (name of victim);

            [5.        The defendant's act was unlawful⁹;]

            6.         This happened in New Mexico on or about the ______ day of __________________, _______.

USE NOTES

            1.         Use only the applicable alternatives.

            2.         Insert the count number if more than one count is charged.

            3.         Name the sexual act or acts: i.e., "sexual intercourse", "anal intercourse", "cunnilingus" or "fellatio".  The applicable definition or definitions from Instruction 14-982 NMRA must be given after this instruction.

            4.         Identify the object used.

            5.         Name the part or parts of the body: i.e., "vagina", "penis" or "anus".  The applicable definition or definitions from Instruction 14-981 NMRA must be given after this instruction.

            6.         Describe threats used against the victim or another in layman's language.  See Section 30-9-10(A)(3) NMSA 1978 for examples of types of threats.

            7.         The definition of "great bodily harm", Instruction 14-131 NMRA, must be given after this instruction.

            8.         The definition of "great mental anguish", Instruction 14-980 NMRA, must be given after this instruction.

            9.         Use the bracketed element if the evidence raises a genuine issue of the unlawfulness of the defendant's actions.  If this element is given, UJI 14-132 NMRA, "unlawful defined", must be given after this instruction.

[As amended, effective January 20, 2005.]