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Form 14-1652. Possession of stolen vehicle; essential elements.

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Form Type Jury Instructions

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14-1652. Possession of stolen vehicle; essential elements.

            For you to find the defendant guilty of possession of a stolen vehicle [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 had possession2 of __________________ (describe vehicle in question);

            2.         This vehicle had been stolen or unlawfully taken;

            3.         At the time the defendant had this vehicle in his possession he knew or had reason to know that this vehicle had been stolen or unlawfully taken;

            4.         This happened in New Mexico on or about the __________ day of ______________, __________.

 

USE NOTES

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

            2.         Use UJI 14-130 "Possession" defined, if possession is in issue.

 You are being directed to the most recent version of the statute which may not be the version considered at the time of the judgment.