Is a defendant's sentence modified during the term of imprisonment due to the fact that they have served their sentence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Gingerich, C079472 (Cal. App. 2016):
When a felony sentence is modified during the term of imprisonment, the trial court must calculate the actual time served and credit that time against the subsequent sentence. ( 2900.1; People v. Buckhalter (2001) 26 Cal.4th 20, 23.) Defendant is thus
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