MINOR v. STATE

No. 8, September Term, 1991.

326 Md. 436 (1992)

605 A.2d 138

NELSON MINOR v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

April 29, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Kopolow, Asst. Public Defender (Stephen E. Harris, Public Defender, both on brief), Baltimore, for petitioner.

Sarah E. Page, Asst. Atty. Gen. (J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Atty. Gen., both on brief), Baltimore, for respondent.

Argued before MURPHY, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, RODOWSKY, McAULIFFE, CHASANOW, KARWACKI and ROBERT M. BELL, JJ.


MURPHY, Chief Judge.

This case involves Maryland's "reckless endangerment" statute which was enacted as ch. 469 of the Acts of 1989 and is now codified as Maryland Code (1992 Repl.Vol.), Article 27, § 120. It provides in subsection (a) that any person who

"recklessly engages in conduct that creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person is guilty of the misdemeanor of reckless endangerment and on conviction is subject...

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