Fields v. State

I dissent because the Majority misses the gravamen of the knowledge element of the crime of driving with a suspended license. Three elements must be proven by the state to establish the crime of driving with a suspended license; they are:(1) operation of a motor vehicle; (2) while driving privileges are suspended; and “(3) a showing that the defendant knew or reasonably could have known that his driving privileges had been suspended as a result of his having been determined to be an habitual traffic offender.” Stanek v. State, 519 N.E.2d 1263, 1266 (Ind.Ct.App.1988).

The Majority misstates the…