Is Defendant entitled to credit against his prison term for the amount of time he spent in custody prior to sentencing?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Soberanis, B243922 (Cal. App. 2014):

Defendant contends that he spent 1456 actual days in custody prior to sentencing, and that the trial court miscalculated the credit when it awarded only 1091 days. Defendant is entitled to credit against his prison term for all days spent in custody on this case prior to sentencing. ( 2900.5.) "Calculation of custody credit begins on the day of arrest and continues through the day of sentencing. [Citation.]" (People v. Rajanayagam (2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 42, 48.)

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