Court Opinion

ID: 9513678
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-06 22:38:59.416892+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:05:57.928591
License: Public Domain

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice,
dissenting.
[¶ 19] I agree with the majority that it is Cue’s burden to show he is entitled to additional credit on his sentence for time served in custody. However, to the extent his inability to make that showing is due to the records of the penal institutions or the courts, I disagree with the conclusion reached by the majority. Cue did, as the majority notes, make inconsistent arguments as to the amount of additional credit he should receive. However, the State concedes the records are not clear and we do not know to what extent Cue’s inconsistent arguments are due to incomplete or inaccurate records, for which Cue is not responsible.
[¶ 20] The State further concedes it is arguable Cue may be entitled to an additional nine days of credit but notes it cannot be clearly supported by the record. If the State cannot decipher the appropriate records of the penal institutions and the courts, we cannot expect Cue to do so. I would remand this matter to the trial court to determine, at the very least, whether or not Cue is entitled to the nine-day credit. If the trial court is unable, because of the state of the records, to make a determination, it should order the respective record keepers to explain the records and to make them as accurate as possible. Public trust and confidence in our system of justice demands no less.