Arnold Tuell v. State of Indiana

[1] Arnold Tuell ("Tuell") was charged with operating a motor vehicle after forfeiture of license for life, 1 a Level 5 felony, and with being a habitual offender. 2 Tuell raises the following issue in this discretionary interlocutory appeal, whether the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss the habitual offender charge, which he claims is impermissible because operating a motor vehicle after forfeiture of license for life is a progressive penalty statute that cannot be further enhanced by the general habitual offender statute.

[2] We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

[3] On the…