AGGRAVATED ASSAULT-Bodily Injury with weapon (purposely) NJ

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT-Bodily Injury with weapon (purposely)

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT - BODILY INJURY WITH DEADLY WEAPON(PURPOSELY OR KNOWINGLY) Model jury charge(N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1b(2)) Count _____ of the indictment charges defendant with aggravated assault in that he/she allegedly (Read appropriate count of Indictment) Defendant is accused of violating a section of our law that reads as follows: A person is guilty of aggravated assault if he attempts to cause or purposely or knowingly causes bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon. Under this statute, the defendant can be found guilty if he/she EITHER caused bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon ORattempted to cause bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon. To find the defendant guilty of causing bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon, the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt the following elements: 1. that the defendant caused bodily injury to another; and 2. that the defendant caused the bodily injury by use of a deadly weapon; and 3. that the defendant acted purposely or knowingly. The first element that the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt is that defendant caused bodily injury to another. Bodily injury is defined as physical pain, illness, or any impairment of the physical