Commonwealth v. O'Hanlon

OPINION

MONTEMURO, Justice.

The appellant in this case, driving while inebriated,1 ran a red light and struck another vehicle, seriously injuring both the other driver and himself. He was convicted in a bench trial of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment, and was sentenced to a total of eleven and one half to twenty-three months imprisonment.

*480On appeal, appellant argued that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict as the requisite mens rea of recklessness was not established. The Superior Court majority affirmed, finding that appellant could be held criminally culpable…