14-4501. Driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor; essential elements.
For you to find the defendant guilty of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor [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 operated a motor vehicle2;
2. At the time, the defendant was under the influence of intoxicating liquor, that is, as a result of drinking liquor the defendant was less able to the slightest degree, either mentally or physically, or both, to exercise the clear judgment and steady hand necessary to handle a vehicle with safety to the person and the public;
3. This happened in New Mexico, on or about the ________ day of ____________, ________.
USE NOTES
1. Insert count number if more than one count is charged.
2. See Section 66-1-4.11 NMSA 1978 for the definition of a motor vehicle.
[Adopted, October 1, 1985; UJI Criminal Rule 35.01 NMSA 1978; UJI 14-4501 SCRA 1986; as amended, effective May 1, 1997.]