Is a defendant entitled to a credit against his sentence for his time spent in custody from the date of arrest?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Taylor, B280778 (Cal. App. 2017):

A defendant is entitled to a credit against his or her prison sentence for actual days spent in custody from the date of arrest to the date of sentencing. ( 2900.5; People v. Rajanayagam (2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 42, 48.) In addition, under section 4019, a defendant is eligible for conduct credits pertaining to good behavior and performing assigned labor tasks (good time/worktime credits). ( 4019, subds. (b) & (c).) However, good time/worktime credits are limited to 15 percent of the actual period of confinement if the current offense was a violent felony

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within the meaning of section 667.5, subdivision (c). ( 2933.1, subd. (c).)

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