William H. Ellis, Sr. v. State of Indiana

CRONE„Judge.

Case Summary

[1] William H. Éllis, Sr., appeals the postconviction court’s denial of his petition for credit time not previously awarded by the Department of Correction (“DOC”). He argues that the postconviction court erred in denying his petition solely on the basis that the award of earned credit time is within'the administrative responsibility of the DOC. Because the postconviction court denied Ellis’s petition for credit time without considering whether he had exhausted his administrative remedies, we reverse the denial of his petition and remand for the postconviction court to…