14-2229. Failure to appear; bail.
For you to find the defendant guilty of failure to appear as required by conditions of release [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. __________________ (name of defendant) was released pending [trial] [an appeal] [a probation revocation proceeding]2 in a criminal action related to a [misdemeanor or petty misdemeanor] [felony]2 offense on the condition that __________________ (name of defendant) appear as required by the court;
2. __________________ (name of defendant) failed to appear as required by the court;
3. The defendant's failure to appear was willful, without sufficient justification or excuse;
4. 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.
[Adopted, effective October 1, 1976; UJI Criminal Rule 22.29 NMSA 1978; UJI 14-2229 SCRA; as amended, effective January 1, 1999; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 22-8300-035, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2022.]