Does the Attorney General have the authority to credit a defendant for 15 percent of his presentence conduct credit if he is serving an indeterminate life sentence?

Because we reject the Attorney General's arguments, we agree with defendant that he is entitled to 15 percent presentence conduct credits under Penal Code section 2933.1. (See People v. Brewer (2011) 192 Cal.App.4th 457, 460, 462 ["Notably, neither section 2933.1 nor section 4019⁵ contains any express provision making defendants ineligible for presentence conduct credit if they receive an indeterminate life sentence."]

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Accordingly, because defendant served 1,105 days in presentence custody, he is entitled to 165 days of presentence conduct credit.