State v. Hammond

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Willie Virginia Hammond's driving license was suspended after she was adjudged an habitual traffic violator (HTV). She drove anyway, got caught at it, and eventually pled guilty to a felony charge arising from doing so.

In a later petition for post-conviction relief, she claimed her guilty plea lacked a factual basis because the HTV notice sent to her was defective. The trial court agreed and granted Hammond relief, We reverse.

Facts and Procedural History

On March 16, 1997, Officer Kelly Browning of the Franklin Police Department stopped Hammond in Johnson County for…