New Mexico Forms Library
Decision Information
Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses - cited by 5,757 documents
Decision Content
14-1687. Forgery of a credit card; essential elements.
For you to find the defendant guilty of forgery of a credit card [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, without the consent of the issuer2 of the credit card,2 [made]3 [altered] [embossed] a credit card;
2. The defendant intended to deceive or cheat;
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. If the jury requests a definition of "issuer" or "credit card," the statutory definition set forth in Section 30-16-25 NMSA 1978 is to be given.
3. Use applicable alternative. If the jury requests a definition of "made," "altered" or "embossed," the statutory definition set forth in 30-16-31 NMSA 1978 is to be given.