Opinion
Court of Appeals Case No. 18A-CR-1621
04-30-2019
Troy Phillips, Appellant-Defendant, v. State of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff
APPELLANT PRO SE Troy Phillips Miami Correctional Facility Bunker Hill, Indiana ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE Curtis T. Hill, Jr. Attorney General Katherine A. Cornelius Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana
MEMORANDUM DECISION
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 the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. APPELLANT PRO SE Troy Phillips Miami Correctional Facility Bunker Hill, Indiana ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE Curtis T. Hill, Jr. Attorney General Katherine A. Cornelius Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana Appeal from the Marion Superior Court The Honorable Kurt Eisgruber, Judge The Honorable Steven Rubick, Magistrate Trial Court Cause No. 49G01-0302-FB-31230 Crone, Judge. 2 [1] Troy Phillips, pro se, appeals the trial court's denial of his motion for jail time credit. The sole issue presented for our review is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion. Phillips has submitted an inadequate record on appeal and consequently has waived our review of his claim. Therefore, we affirm. [2] Here, other than his mere allegations, Phillips has presented us with no information to support his motion. The limited record before us indicates that Phillips pled guilty to class B felony robbery and the trial court entered judgment of conviction in January 2004. The record contains no copy of the judgment or the trial court's sentencing order. Consequently, we cannot discern what credit time Phillips was actually awarded by the trial court, much less whether he was entitled to more. [3] Although Phillips claims that he served 325 days of presentence jail time and is therefore entitled to 325 days of good time credit toward his sentence, we are unable to consider his claim due to his failure to provide us with an adequate record on appeal. We emphasize that pro se litigants are held to the same standard as trained legal counsel and are required to follow procedural rules. Evans v. State, 809 N.E.2d 338, 344 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004), trans. denied. It is the appellant's duty to provide a record that reflects the error alleged. Williams v. State, 690 N.E.2d 162, 176 (Ind. 1997). To the extent the record is inadequate, it results in waiver of the issue. Id.; see Thompson v. State, 761 N.E.2d 467, 471 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002) (failure to present adequate record regarding credit for time served resulted in waiver of the issue on appeal). Based upon the limited 3 and inadequate record before us, there is no way for this Court to determine whether Phillips is entitled to any additional credit time. The issue is waived, and the judgment of the trial court is affirmed. [4] Affirmed. Bradford, J., and Tavitas, J., concur.