Commonwealth v. Vaughn

A Superior Court jury convicted the defendant of involuntary manslaughter, possession of heroin, and possession of a hypodermic needle after hearing evidence that the defendant injected Aileen St. Sauveur with heroin and that soon thereafter she died. On appeal, the defendant challenges only the conviction of manslaughter. He argues that there was insufficient *819evidence that he acted recklessly because the Commonwealth made no factual showing that his conduct “created a high degree of likelihood that substantial harm would result to the victim.” Commonwealth v. Flynn, 420 Mass. 810, 815…