Judgment affirmed.
JUSTICE HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:
The issue defendant presents for review is whether, in defendant's trial for involuntary manslaughter, the trial court erred by refusing to give defendant's tendered jury instruction defining negligence.
We note at the outset that the offense with which the defendant was charged, involuntary manslaughter, requires the State to show that the perpetrator's mental state was one of...
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