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14-942. Criminal sexual penetration in the third degree; threats of force or coercion; essential elements.

            For you to find the defendant guilty of criminal sexual penetration [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 defendant² 

[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 defendant²

[caused _______________ (name of victim) to engage in ____________________³ through the use of threats of physical force or physical violence against ________________ (name of victim or other person);]  ]

[OR]

[threatened to _________________________⁶;]

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

            [4.        The defendant's act was unlawful;]⁷

            5.         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 only the applicable alternatives.

            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 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.         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.]