Legal Opinion
Douglas Cottingham v. State of Indiana
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided July 26, 2012No. 06S01-1112-CR-703PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, Justice.
Douglas Cottingham was placed on home detention under the supervision of a community-corrections program before a 2010 amendment to Indiana Code section 35-88-2.6-6 took effect. He argues that he is entitled to “good time credit” for his time served on home detention pursuant to that statutory amendment. We conclude that the statutory amendment does not apply to him.
Background
In June, 2009, Douglas Cottingham pled guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person under Indiana Code section 9-30-5-3. In July, 2009, the trial court sentenced him to three…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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