Rudolph v. State

SHIELDS, Presiding Judge.

Ronald Rudolph appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief.

We reverse.

ISSUE

Whether Rudolph’s guilty pleas to the offenses of operating a motor vehicle after driving privileges are forfeited for life,1 a class C felony, and forgery,2 a class C felony, were knowing, intelligent and voluntary when his lifetime forfeiture of driving privileges occurred under IC 9-4-13-14 (1982) (repealed 1984) rather than IC 9-12-3-1 (1988).

FACTS

In 1983 Rudolph’s driving privileges were forfeited for life under IC 9-4-13-14.3 In 1986, Rudolph was charged and pled guilty…