State v. Griffin
Annotate this CaseThe Supreme Judicial Court affirmed Defendant’s conviction for operating under the influence, holding that the trial court did not err in concluding that Defendant’s defense that his operation of a motor vehicle was involuntary did not apply to the facts of this case. Specifically, the Court held (1) the trial court erred in concluding that the involuntariness defense can never apply to strict liability crimes; but (2) the court did not err to the extent that it concluded that the defense of voluntariness did not apply to the facts of the matter before it. During trial, Defendant argued that his conduct was directed by “command hallucinations,” and therefore, the involuntary conduct defense applied in this case.
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