14-401. False imprisonment; essential elements.
For you to find the defendant guilty of false imprisonment [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 defendant [restrained]2 [confined] ____________________________ (name of victim) against [his] [her] will;
2. The defendant knew that [he] [she] had no authority to [restrain]2 [confine] ________________________________________ (name of victim);
3. 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 applicable alternative or alternatives.
[As amended, effective September 1, 1994.]