People v. Chrysler
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment modified on the law and as modified affirmed in accordance with the following Memorandum: The conduct of defendant in holding a gun to the head of his former girlfriend and threatening her with it is insufficient to support a conviction of reckless endangerment. "Reckless endangerment frequently involves the use of firearms, but no case has been found which holds that the mere threatened use of a gun is sufficient to *941support a reckless endangerment conviction and there are decisions holding that it does not (see, e.g., People v Richardson, 97 AD2d 693, 694)” (People v Davis, 72 NY2d…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. RichardsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
3Cited by2 opinions
- In re David PP.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. TuckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995