Cain v. State

OPINION

SULLIVAN, Judge.

Appellant, Phillip Cain, following a jury trial, was convicted of operating a motor vehicle after having his driving privileges suspended, a Class D felony1 He was sentenced to two years in jail, and his driver's license was suspended for life. Upon appeal, Cain claims that although he was driving while his license was suspended, his was an "extreme emergency" situation as provided for under Indiana Code § 9-30-10-18 (Burns Code Ed. Repl.1997), and his conviction was therefore in error.2

We affirm.

On November 19, 2008, Cain accompanied his friend, Tony Thomason, who was…