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14-359. Aggravated assault on a [school employee] [health care worker]; threat or menacing conduct with intent to commit a felony; essential elements.

For you to find the defendant guilty of aggravated assault on a __________¹ with intent to commit __________² [as charged in Count __________],³ the state must prove to your satisfaction beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of the crime:

1.   The defendant __________ (describe unlawful act, threat or menacing conduct);

2.   At the time, __________ (name of victim) was a __________¹ and was performing duties of a __________¹; ⁴

3.   The defendant knew __________ (name of victim) was a __________;¹

4.   The defendant’s conduct caused __________ (name of victim) to believe that the defendant was about to intrude on __________’s (name of victim) bodily integrity or personal safety by touching or applying force to __________ (name of victim) in a rude, insolent or angry manner⁵;

5.   A reasonable person in the same circumstances as __________ (name of victim) would have had the same belief;

6.   The defendant intended to commit the crime of __________²;

7.   This happened in New Mexico on or about the ___ day of __________, ______.

USE NOTES

1.   Insert type of specially protected worker - school employee or health care worker.

2.   Insert the name of the felony or felonies in the disjunctive. The essential elements of each felony must also be given immediately following this instruction. To instruct on the elements of an uncharged offense, UJI 14-140 NMRA must be used.

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

4.   “School employee” is defined in NMSA 1978, Section 30-3-9(A). “Health care worker” is defined in NMSA 1978, Section 30-3-9.2(A). If there is an issue as to whether or not the victim was a specially protected worker, a definition instruction similar to UJI 14-2216 NMRA must be given. If there is an issue as to whether the victim was within the lawful discharge of the worker’s duties, an instruction may need to be drafted.

5.   If the “unlawfulness” of the act is in issue, add unlawfulness as an element as provided by Use Note 1 of UJI 14-132 NMRA. In addition, UJI 14-132 NMRA is given. If the issue of “lawfulness” involves self-defense or defense of another, see UJIs 14-5181 to 14-5184 NMRA.

[Adopted by Supreme Court Order No. 14-8300-005, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2014; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 21-8300-025, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2021.]