The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Larry Feingold, Appellant

Summary

The Court reduced the defendant's conviction from first-degree reckless endangerment to second-degree reckless endangerment, holding that "depraved indifference" is a culpable mental state and that the trial judge's finding of no depraved indifference cannot be overridden. The decision overrules the objective test of People v Register and affirms the modified order, while dissenting judges argue the conviction should stand.