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California Appellate Court: Custody Credits Must be Applied to Concurrent Terms in Multiple Open Cases
In a case of importance to California prisoners, the state Court of Appeals, Sixth Appellate District, held on June 28, 2024, that Penal Code § 2900.5 requires a trial court to apply presentence credits for periods that a defendant has spent in jail toward any and all sentences handed down “concurrently ...
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More from David M. Reutter:
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- California Appellate Court: Custody Credits Must be Applied to Concurrent Terms in Multiple Open Cases, June 1, 2025
- New Mexico Watchdog Group Sues for Video Allegedly Showing Jailers Killing Detainee, June 1, 2025
- $7.75 Million Settlement for Exonerated North Carolina Prisoner, June 1, 2025
- $13 Million Awarded to Exonerated Massachusetts Prisoner for Wrongful Conviction, June 1, 2025
- Fifth Circuit Kills Suit by Louisiana Prisoners Whose Release Dates Were Incorrectly Calculated, Aug. 15, 2023
- Federal Court Upholds and Monitors Requirement for Tennessee Jail to Provide COVID-19 Vaccination for Detainees, July 15, 2022
- Federal Courts Order Seizure of Canteen Funds for Restitution Owed by High-Profile Prisoners, July 15, 2022
- California Court Rules Bail Bond Companies Must Give Cosigners Financial Impact Notice, July 15, 2022
- Supreme Court of Kansas: Lower Court Did Not Have Authority to Revoke Probation Without a Warrant, July 15, 2022
More from these topics:
- Virginia Parole Board Skirts New Transparency Rules, Governor Walks Back Expanded Sentence Credits—Again, March 1, 2025. Local Rules, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, Credits.
- First Step Act Linked to Modest Reductions in Time Served by Federal Prisoners, Feb. 1, 2025. First Step Act, Resentencing, Credits.
- California Court of Appeal Strikes Prison Prior Enhancement for Invalid Predicate Offense Under § 1172.75 Despite Concurrently Served Valid Predicate, Feb. 1, 2025. Sentence Enhancements/Departures, Predicate Acts/Offenses, Concurrent and Consecutive Sentences.
- BOP Prisoners in Alabama Strike to Protest Release Date Confusion, Jan. 15, 2025. Prison Rebellion, Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Credits.
- After Florida Appellate Court Holds Crimes of ‘Attempt’ Eligible for Incentive Gain Time, Supreme Court Refuses Review, Jan. 15, 2025. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Conspiracies, Attempts, Solicitations, Attempts/Incomplete Acts, Credits, Sentences - Adjustments and Departures.
- Fifth Circuit Judges Battle in Louisiana Over-Detention Cases, Dec. 15, 2024. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Overdetention, Credits.
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- First Circuit: Defendant Did Not Understand Consequences of Guilty Plea Because District Court and Counsel Led Him to Reasonably Believed Plea Agreement Would Result in Sentence Below Applicable Mandatory Minimum, June 15, 2024. Consequences of Plea, Awareness of Consequences, Credits, Knowingly and Voluntarily Made.
- Washington Supreme Court: Nonexceptional Consecutive Terms of ‘Community Custody’ May Not Exceed Aggregate Term of 24 Months, May 15, 2024. Parole, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, Concurrent and Consecutive Sentences, Multiple Sentences, Aggregate Sentence.
- Virginia Supreme Court Denies New Sentence Credits to State Prisoner Serving “Mixed” Sentence, May 1, 2024. Ex Post Facto, Good Time, Credits, Multiple Sentences.