Is a defendant entitled to credit for time spent in custody prior to sentencing?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mariscal, B262278 (Cal. App. 2016):
A person convicted of murder is entitled to credit for actual time spent in custody prior to sentencing. ( 2900.5, subd. (a); People v. Herrera (2001) 88 Cal.App.4th 1353, 1366.) Defendant was arrested on June 28, 2011, and sentenced on February 11, 2015; a
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