State v. Payne

OPINION

JANICE M. HOLDER, Justice.

We granted this appeal to determine whether the offense of reckless endangerment can be committed against the public at large. We conclude that reckless endangerment can be committed against the public at large but, to prove the charge, the State must show that a representative of that group was in an area in which a reasonable probability of danger existed. We affirm one conviction for reckless endangerment and hold that the evidence was insufficient to support the remaining charge of reckless endangerment. Accordingly, we vacate that conviction and modify…