Salvatore Desantis v. State of Indiana

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Salvatore Desantis appeals from a criminal conviction for driving after being suspended under the habitual traffic violator statutes. For more background, see our companion decision, Groce v. State, 778 N.E.2d 785 (Ind. 2002), also decided today.

On October 7,1994, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (“BMV”) sent Desantis a letter informing him that he was a habitual traffic violator (“HTV”) and that his license would be suspended effective November 17, 1994. On November 30, 1995, the BMV sent Desantis a letter outlining his right to judicial review of his license suspension. On…