When sentencing for reckless conduct endangering life where the victim has died, the death may be taken into account only as demonstrating that the risk created by the offender's conduct was real and not hypothetical — it must not be treated as an aggravating circumstance, as to do so would be akin to sentencing for an uncharged offence. A finding that a young offender lacked appropriate appreciation of risk is not inconsistent with a guilty plea acknowledging foresight of an appreciable risk of death, where the finding relates to the offender's capacity to weigh and respond to the risk due to youth and immaturity.
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