Gutierrez

People v. Gutierrez

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1991 Cal. App. LEXIS 899·232 Cal. App. 3d 1571·284 Cal. Rptr. 211·91 Daily Journal DAR 9598·91 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6334
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaAugust 7, 1991A051889California487 words

Opinion

Opinion

King, J.

—In this case we hold that presentence conduct credits are to be given at the rate of six days’ total credit for every four days spent in actual custody, not one and one-half days for each day spent in custody.

Jose D. Gutierrez appeals from a judgment of imprisonment for sale of cocaine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11352) and possession of cocaine for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11351). The court imposed a three-year prison term. Gutierrez received 30 days of credit for time served and 15 days of conduct credit.

Gutierrez contends he should have received two more days of sentencing credit. First, he correctly points out that he was entitled to receive two days of custody credit, instead of the one he received, for his initial period of custody on April 5-6, 1989. The Attorney General concedes the point. Gutierrez should have received 31 days of custody credit instead of 30 days.

Second, Gutierrez contends he should have received one more day of conduct credit—i.e., 16 days—for the 31 days he spent in custody. He relies on the past practice of calculating total credits by granting one and one-half the number of days spent in custody (e.g., In re Allen (1980) 105 Cal.App.3d…

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