Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:
Lance Avery was charged with 12 counts of driving under the influence of alcohol. Each count was a felony charge. The trial court barred his proposed insanity defense, ruling that the statute created an absolute liability offense that did not require any mental state. Avery was convicted in a bench trial and sentenced to 16 months in prison.
This case required us to answer two questions. First, is the felony...
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