People v. Villa-Villa

Opinion by

Judge ROTHENBERG.

Defendant, Hector Villa-Villa, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of driving after judgment prohibited. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

I

Defendant first contends that the trial court violated his right to present a defense by precluding his expert from testifying regarding defendant’s lack of English comprehension skills. Because we conclude that such testimony was irrelevant as a matter of law, we disagree.

The mens rea element for the offense of driving after judgment prohibited is not set forth in § 42-2-206(1),…