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Form 14-958. Criminal sexual penetration in the first degree; use of physical force or physical violence; great bodily harm or great mental anguish; essential elements.

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Form Type Jury Instructions
Citations - New Mexico Laws and Court Rules
Rule Set 14 - Uniform Jury Instructions — Criminal - cited by 1,842 documents

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14-958. Criminal sexual penetration in the first degree; use of physical force or physical violence; great bodily harm or great mental anguish; essential elements.

            For you to find the defendant guilty of criminal sexual penetration causing [great bodily harm]1 [great mental anguish] [as charged in Count _______]2, the state must prove to your satisfaction beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of the crime:

            1.         The defendant1

[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 defendant used physical force or physical violence which resulted in [great bodily harm6]1 [great mental anguish7] to ____________________ (name of victim);

            [3.        The defendant's act was unlawful;]8

            4.         This happened in New Mexico on or about the ____ day of _________________, ______.

 

USE NOTES

            1.         Use only the applicable alternatives.

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

            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 or definitions from Instruction 14-981 NMRA must be given after this instruction.

            6.         The definition of "great bodily harm," Instruction 14-131 NMRA, must be given after this instruction.

            7.         The definition of "great mental anguish," Instruction 14-980 NMRA, must be given after this instruction.

            8.         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.]

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