Matthew Lee Thomas v. State of Indiana

── Matthew Lee Thomas v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02086 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 17, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias concurs. Judge May dissents On January 16, 2019, Thomas was driving in Evansville when he was stopped for failing to signal a turn. Thomas exited his vehicle and informed the officer that he did not have a driver’s license and was an HTV. Thomas was arrested and charged with two counts of Level 6 felony operating a vehicle as an HTV in cause number 82D03-1901-F6-485 (“Cause No. 485”). Approximately two months later, Thomas was stopped again after a police officer recognized his car.