Springer v. State

*432SULLIVAN, Justice.

When the son of Defendant Steven S. Springer, Jr., tried to crash a party at a private residence, the host beat him up. Defendant responded by taking a loaded and cocked handgun to the residence. The weapon discharged and a boy was injured. The Court of Appeals reversed Defendant's conviction for criminal recklessness on the ground that the jury had not been instructed to aequit Defendant if it found him to be negligent rather than reckless. We find that there was no requirement that the jury be so instructed.

Background

The facts indicate that on the night of November 5,…