Did you even read the section you italicized? Conviction of depraved heart second-degree murder requires PROOF that the defendant acted recklessly under circum

Did you even read the section you italicized? Conviction of depraved heart second-degree murder requires PROOF that the defendant acted recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life. "There is no proof that the accused party intended to kill" It does not require that they "intended to kill." It just requires that they "acted recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life." You find it hard to believe that anyone could consider it reckless (and indifferent to the life of the victim) to send a team of gunmen, who you've explicitly instructed to be on high alert?