Case 000652

Error and/or relief

The court failed to give the defendant credit for time served while in custody on this matter in another state.

First Holding:

The defendant was entitled to credit against his sentence for all actual days of presentence custody, beginning on the day of his arrest and continuing through the day of sentencing. Defendant was taken into custody in another state, where he was held for 13 days before his arrival in California. He is entitled to credit for that time.

Authority:

People v. Rajanayagam (2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 42, 48