New Mexico Forms Library

14-6014. Sample forms of verdict.¹

(style of case)

We find the defendant [__________________ (name)]² GUILTY of __________________³ [as charged in Count __________⁴].

(style of case)

We find the defendant [__________________ (name)]² NOT GUILTY of __________________³ [as charged in Count __________⁴].

(style of case)

We find the defendant [__________________ (name)]² NOT GUILTY.⁵

(style of case)

We find the defendant [__________________ (name)]² NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY.

(style of case)

Do you unanimously find beyond a reasonable doubt that a firearm was used in the commission of __________________³ [as charged in Count __________]?

(style of case)

Do you unanimously find beyond a reasonable doubt that __________________³ was committed against a person sixty years of age or older, and that person was intentionally injured [as charged in Count __________]?

(style of case)

Do you find that the defendant [__________________ (name)]² is competent to stand trial?

USE NOTES

1.   A form of verdict must be submitted to the jury for each offense or lesser included offense, and each form must be typed on a separate page.

2.   Use this provision and insert the name of each defendant when there are multiple defendants.

3.   Insert the name of the offense; do not leave blank for the jury to complete.

4.   Insert the count number, if any; do not leave blank for the jury to complete.

5.   This form is appropriate for lesser included offenses. See UJI 14-6012 NMRA.

[As amended, effective August 1, 1997; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 22-8300-031, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2022.]