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Form 14-4406. Obstruction of investigation; altering documents.

Collection New Mexico Forms Library
Form Type Jury Instructions
Citations - New Mexico Laws and Court Rules
Rule Set 14 - Uniform Jury Instructions — Criminal - cited by 1,766 documents

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14-4406. Obstruction of investigation; altering documents.

            For you to find the defendant guilty of obstruction of investigation as charged in Count ____, the State must prove to your satisfaction beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of the crime:

            1.         The defendant knowingly altered any document or record.

            2.         The defendant intended the alteration to mislead an investigation.

            3.         The altered information was material to that investigation.

            4.         This happened in New Mexico on or about the __________ day of ______________, __________.1

 

USE NOTES

            1.         The applicable definition or definitions from UJI 14-4401 NMRA must be given after this instruction.

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

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