Staten Island DA Daniel Donovan didnt include reckless endangerment charge as option to Eric Garner grand jury: WNBC
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/nypd-commissioner-bill-bratton-defends-de-blasio-article-1.2034559
So what?
Would a wreckless endangerment charge change the result of Garner’s decision?
Nope.
You’re quite right. I guess New York has second degree homicide rather than Involuntary. I don’t see much of a distinction between Second Degree and Reckless Endangerment though in the code.
Whatever. It’ll go civil anyway and the Garner heirs will get an obscene amount of money. It’s a safe bet it settles well before it gets to court.