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STATE v. PAYNE

7 S.W.3d 25 (1999)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Robert A. PAYNE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

November 15, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey A. Devasher, Assistant Public Defender, Nashville, J. Michael Engle, Assistant Public Defender, Nashville, Alan Calhoun, Assistant Public Defender, Nashville, for Appellant.

Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, Ellen H. Pollack, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, for Appellee.

OPINION

JANICE M. HOLDER, Justice.

We granted this appeal to determine whether the offense of reckless endangerment can be committed against the public at large. We conclude that reckless endangerment can be committed against the public at large but, to prove the charge, the State must show that a representative of that group was in an area in which a reasonable probability of danger existed. We affirm one conviction for reckless endangerment and hold that...

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