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18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2705 (2026)

 Recklessly endangering another person.

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§ 2705.  Recklessly endangering another person.

A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if he recklessly engages in conduct which places or may place another person in danger of death or serious bodily injury.

 

Cross References.  Section 2705 is referred to in sections 2709.1, 2711 of this title; sections 5329, 6711 of Title 23 (Domestic Relations).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 762 cases (174 in the last 5 years), 1974–2026 · leading case: Joan Kedra v. Richard Schroeter, 876 F.3d 424 (3rd Cir. 2017).
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Joan Kedra v. Richard Schroeter, 876 F.3d 424 (3rd Cir. 2017). · cites it 3× “another person in danger of death or serious bodily injury,” 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2705 , with the mental state of “conscious[] disregard[] [of] a substantial and unjustifiable risk” of serious harm, 18 Pa.”
Dwayne Harvard v. Christopher Cesnalis, 973 F.3d 190 (3rd Cir. 2020). · cites it 3× “The blood test later returned negative results for all tested drugs and indicated that Harvard’s BAC was 0.016%. Cesnalis filed an affidavit of probable cause with the magistrate judge, charging Harvard with: (1) recklessly endangering another person ( 18 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Johnson, W., Aplt, 139 A.3d 1257 (Pa. 2016). · cites it 2× “§ 907, and recklessly endangering another person, 18 Pa.C.S. § 2705. Those charges concerned the June 10, 1993 homicide of John McDonald on a street in Philadelphia.”
Commonwealth v. Lawton, 414 A.2d 658 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1979). · cites it 8× “[2] Post-trial motions were denied and appellant now asserts three assignments of error in the trial court: (1) that he was improperly tried in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County and should have been tried in the Philadelphia Municipal Court; (2) that the evidence…”
Commonwealth v. Antidormi, 84 A.3d 736 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2014). · cites it 2× “The standard sentencing guidelines for those crimes were six to twelve months’ incarceration under section 2705, six to ten months’ incarceration under subsection 3304(b), and forty-two to fifty-four months’ incarceration under subsection 6105(a)(1).”
Commonwealth v. Reynolds, 835 A.2d 720 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2003). · cites it 3× “§ 5503(a)(1)), and two counts each of REAP (18 Pa.C.S. § 2705), terroristic threats (18 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Holguin, 385 A.2d 1346 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1978). · cites it 9× “Appellant next contends that there was insufficient evidence to sustain his conviction for recklessly endangering another person pursuant to 18 Pa. C.S. § 2705. This section provides: “A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if he recklessly engages in conduct which…”
Commonwealth v. Bullock, 170 A.3d 1109 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “” 18 Pa.C.S. § 2705. “Reckless endangerment is a lesser included offense of [A]ggravated [Assault and where the evidence is sufficient to support a claim of [Aggravated [A]s-sault it is also sufficient to support a claim of [REAP].”
Com. v. James, B., 268 A.3d 461 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021). · cites it 4× “§2701(a)(1)), recklessly endangering another person (REAP) (18 Pa.C.S. § 2705), and discharging a firearm into an occupied structure (18 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Dantzler, 135 A.3d 1109 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016). · cites it 2× “§ 2701(a)(1) (simple assault); 18 Pa.C.S. § 2705 (REAP). Finally, the Commonwealth had to provide sufficient prima facie evidence that Appellee conspired to possess an instrument of crime with intent to employ it criminally.”
Commonwealth v. Spotz, 896 A.2d 1191 (Pa. 2006). · cites it 2× “§ 3702. [12] 18 Pa.C.S. § 3701. [13] 18 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Dillon, 925 A.2d 131 (Pa. 2007). · cites it 2× “[10] 18 Pa.C.S. § 2705. [11] 18 Pa.C.S. § 4304.”
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— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2705(a) — 1 case
Com. v. Harris, R. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016).
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2705(a)(5) — 1 case
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