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LOFTUS v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 10-CT-620.

51 A.3d 1285 (2012)

Rachel E. LOFTUS, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 13, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chidi A. Ogolo , Washington, for appellant.

Christine Gephardt , Special Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. Irvin B. Nathan , Acting Attorney General for the District of Columbia at the time the brief was filed, Todd S. Kim , Solicitor General, Rosalyn Calbert Groce , Deputy Solicitor General, and Sidney R. Bixler , Assistant Attorney General, were on the brief for appellee.

Before FISHER and BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judges, and STEADMAN, Senior Judge.

Fisher, Associate Judge.

Appellant Rachel E. Loftus, who was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while her District of Columbia driver's license was suspended,1 contends that the trial court improperly omitted the element of mens rea when instructing the jury. Appellant asserts that the government should have been required to prove "that she knew or had reason to know that her license...

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