State v. Jackson

OPINION

ROBB, Judge.

Case Summary and Issue 1

The State of Indiana appeals from the trial court’s judgment of acquittal in favor of Karl D. Jackson, who was charged with operating a vehicle after being adjudged an habitual traffic violator (“OWHTV”), a Class D felony. On appeal, the State raises three issues, which we restate as:

1) whether a defendant charged with OWHTV is required to know that his or her license was suspended because of the HTV status or merely that his or her license was suspended; 2

2) whether the OWHTV statute requires that the defendant have actual knowledge, or whether mere…