Christopher A. Fields v. State of Indiana ( 2014 )

Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this
Memorandum Decision shall not be
regarded as precedent or cited before any
court except for the purpose of establishing Apr 02 2014, 9:46 am
the defense of res judicata, collateral
estoppel, or the law of the case.
ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE:
LISA TRAYLOR-WOLFF GREGORY F. ZOELLER
Logansport, Indiana Attorney General of Indiana
KATHY BRADLEY
Deputy Attorney General
Indianapolis, Indiana
IN THE
COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA
CHRISTOPHER A. FIELDS, )
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Appellant-Petitioner, )
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vs. ) No. 66A04-1306-CR-314
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STATE OF INDIANA, )
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Appellee-Respondent. )
APPEAL FROM THE PULASKI CIRCUIT COURT
The Honorable Michael Anthony Shurn, Judge
Cause No. 66C01-1302-MC-4
April 2, 2014
MEMORANDUM DECISION - NOT FOR PUBLICATION
CRONE, Judge
Christopher A. Fields appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus,
arguing that the trial court erred in concluding that he had received all the class 1 credit time
to which he was entitled. Concluding that there was no error in the class 1 credit time that
Fields received, we affirm.
On November 22, 2011, Fields was released to parole. On January 14, 2012, Fields
was incarcerated for a parole violation. In August 2012, a parole violation hearing was held,
at which Fields was found to have violated his parole, his parole was revoked, and parole was
reinstated. Appellant’s App. at 33. On September 4, 2012, he was re-released to parole.
Fields was incarcerated for a parole violation from January 14, 2012, to September 4,
2012, a period of 235 days. The parties do not dispute that Fields was assigned to Class 1
credit time, for which he was entitled to one day of credit time for each day he was
imprisoned. See Ind. Code § 35-50-6-3. Fields contends that he received only 100 days of
class 1 credit time. Appellant’s Br. at 4. We disagree.
Our review of the Offender Information System Credit Calculation Detail shows the
following. From January 14, 2012, to April 19, 2012, Fields served 96 days and earned class
1 credit time of 96 days. Appellant’s App. at 15. From April 19, 2012, to August 27, 2012,
he served 130 days. Id. He was deprived of 30 days’ credit time, and therefore earned class
1 credit time of 100 days.1 Id. Between August 27, 2012, and September 4, 2012, when
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Fields does not argue that the 30-day deprivation of his credit time was improper. He asserts that he
received the 30-day deprivation due to his parole violation. The State asserts that it was due to disciplinary
proceedings at the facility in which Fields was housed. We need not resolve this disagreement because it is not
relevant to the issue on appeal.
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Fields was re-released to parole, he served 9 days and earned class 1 credit time of 9 days.
Id. at 16. Therefore, from January 14, 2012 to September 4, 2012, Fields earned class 1
credit time of 205 days (96 + 100 + 9 = 205). Although he was incarcerated for 235 days, he
did not receive class 1 credit for 235 days due to the deprivation of 30 days of class 1 credit
time (235 - 30 = 205). We conclude that Fields received all the class 1 credit time to which
he was entitled. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court’s denial of his petition for writ of
habeas corpus.
Affirmed.
BAKER, J., and NAJAM, J., concur.
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