How is a defendant's credit for time served prior to sentencing calculated?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Israel, C089600 (Cal. App. 2020):
Credit for time served prior to sentencing is to be calculated by the sentencing court at the time of sentencing, with the total number of days recorded in the abstract of judgment. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 4.310; People v. Duff (2010) 50 Cal.4th 787, 793, citing 2900.5, subd. (d).) The probation report calculated defendant's credit beginning
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