Is a defendant entitled to credit for the amount of time they spent in custody at the time of sentencing?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Velasco, B255534 (Cal. App. 2015):
A defendant is entitled to credit for all days actually spent in custody, including the day of arrest and the day of sentencing. (People v. Browning (1991) 233 Cal.App.3d
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