What is the result of an appeal by the Court of Appeal against the Defendant's sentence for assault?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. McCoy, C074811 (Cal. App. 2015):
On June 11, 2014, the trial court issued an order correcting the sentence by awarding defendant 558 days of presentence custody credit, plus 952 days of credit for time served from February 5, 2011 (the date sentence was originally pronounced), to September 13, 2013 (the date of resentencing), pursuant to People v. Buckhalter (2001) 26 Cal.4th 20 and Penal Code section 2900.1. The abstract was amended accordingly.
Defendant filed a timely notice of appeal.
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