NYSentencing

§ 15.05  Culpability; definitions of culpable mental states.
    The following definitions are applicable to this chapter:
    1.   "Intentionally."   A  person  acts intentionally with respect to a
result or to conduct described by a statute defining an  offense  when  his
conscious objective is to cause such result or to engage in such conduct.
    2.  "Knowingly."  A person acts knowingly with respect to conduct or to
a circumstance described by a statute defining an offense when he is  aware
that his conduct is of such nature or that such circumstance exists.
    3.  "Recklessly."  A person acts recklessly with respect to a result or
to a circumstance described by a statute defining an  offense  when  he  is
aware  of  and  consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk
that such result will occur or that such  circumstance  exists.   The  risk
must  be  of  such  nature  and degree that disregard thereof constitutes a
gross deviation from the standard of conduct that a reasonable person would
observe  in the situation.  A person who creates such a risk but is unaware
thereof solely by reason of voluntary  intoxication  also  acts  recklessly
with respect thereto.
    4.  "Criminal negligence."  A person acts with criminal negligence with
respect to a result or to a circumstance described by a statute defining an
offense when he fails to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk that
such result will occur or that such circumstance exists.  The risk must  be
of  such  nature  and  degree that the failure to perceive it constitutes a
gross deviation from the standard of care that a  reasonable  person  would
observe in the situation.