What is the test for a claim of intent to injure the public in a motor vehicle accident?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Margiotta, 688 F.2d 108 (2nd Cir. 1982):
24 There is no requirement that the public actually suffer a tangible harm, see United States v. Barta, 635 F.2d 999, 1006 (2d Cir. 1980), cert. denied, 450 U.S. 998, 101 S.Ct. 1703, 68 L.Ed.2d 199 (1981); the prosecution need only prove that some actual harm or injury was contemplated, see United States v. Dixon, 536 F.2d 1388, 1399 n.11 (2d Cir. 1976).
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