Appellate Court of Illinois November 13, 1995, 1-94-0190 (People v. Avery)

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.