Opinion ID: 567977
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Court's review of addendum alone

Text: 36 The defendant claims that his probation officer informed him after the sentencing hearing that, according to standard filing procedure in the Southern District of Indiana, the court had before it only the addendum to the presentence report, and not the full report. He asserts that his due process rights were thereby violated, both because the addendum did not contain the matters comprehensively found in the original report, and because the addendum, which did not properly reflect the defendant's objection to the offense level of 24, was materially erroneous. 37 Such an allegation, arising from information outside the record before the court, will not be considered in this appeal. 38 The defendant's present citation to evidence outside the record to establish his version of the truth, which he alleges conflicts with the government's, is of no avail in the context of appellate review.... An appellant may not attempt to build a new record on appeal to support his position with evidence that was never admitted in the court below. 39 United States v. Phillips, 914 F.2d 835, 840 (7th Cir.1990) (citing cases). 40 We feel compelled to comment, however, that the defendant offers no evidence to support his allegation, and indeed the record refutes the claim. The district court told Blythe at the hearing that it had his presentence report, and invited the defendant to comment on it. The judge's questions and comments throughout the hearing reflect his full and thorough knowledge of the record before him, a record that certainly included the presentence report. Moreover, the addendum itself explained the defendant's position that the offense level should be 12. We will not entertain such empty allegations.