Stewart v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Ernest Stewart contends that his conviction for driving while his license was suspended as an habitual traffic violator must be reversed because the Bureau of Motor Vehicles sent him an inadequate notice. We hold otherwise.

The Bureau determined Stewart to be an habitual violator, and on August 23, 1993, it mailed him a notice of its determination. The current case arose on October 5, 1995, when police discovered a dazed and bloodied Stewart behind the wheel of his Cadillac after he crashed into a utility pole at high noon. Stewart did not have his license with…