CRUITE v. STATE

No. 49S02-9411-CR-1038.

641 N.E.2d 1264 (1994)

Thomas H. CRUITE, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

November 1, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven R. Jacobs, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Pamela Carter, Atty. Gen., Mary Dreyer, Deputy Atty. Gen., for appellee.


SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

In a prosecution for operating a vehicle as an habitual traffic violator, when the defendant's driving record maintained by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles indicates that the BMV has sent him suspension notices on the basis of his habitual offender status, may that record by itself satisfy the State's initial burden of proving that the defendant knew of the suspension? We hold that it may.

Like many other habitual traffic offenders, Thomas...

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