The People of the State of New York, Appellant-Respondent v. Jonathan Trappier, Respondent-Appellant

Summary

The Court held that a defendant may be convicted of both attempted first‑degree assault, which requires specific intent to cause serious physical injury, and first‑degree reckless endangerment, which requires a reckless creation of a grave risk of death, because the mental states pertain to different results; consequently the convictions were reinstated and the case remanded for further proceedings.