Commonwealth v. Wood

MONTEMURO, Judge:

The appellant, Rick Lee Wood, was convicted of recklessly endangering another person 1 after a jury trial in the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas. Post verdict motions were denied by the trial court. On July 6,1982, the appellant was sentenced to three (3) to twenty-three (23) months imprisonment. This appeal followed.

The appellant contends that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on the offense of reckless driving, which he maintains is a lesser included offense of recklessly endangering under the circumstances of this case. We agree.

The facts…