Cook

People v. Cook

Good Law
14 Cal. App. 4th 1467·18 Cal. Rptr. 2d 362·1993 Cal. App. LEXIS 390·93 Daily Journal DAR 4706·93 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2745
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaApril 13, 1993H009398California936 words

Opinion

Opinion

Cottle, J.

In this case we hold that time spent at home in an electronic monitoring program as a condition of probation does not qualify for good conduct credits upon revocation of probation.

Defendant Stephen Nelson Cook appeals from a judgment of imprisonment for false imprisonment (Pen. Code, §§ 236-237 [case No. 112367]) and petty theft with a prior (Pen. Code, §§ 484, 666 [case No. 137753]). We affirm the judgment.

Defendant was originally granted probation in each felony case. One of the conditions of probation in case No. 112367 was that he spend time at home in the electronic monitoring program. After defendant admitted violating probation, his probation was revoked in both matters. In case No. 112367, defendant was sentenced to three years in state prison. In case No. 137753, he was sentenced to a two-year concurrent term. In case No. 112367, he received credit for 363 days of actual time served, which included 212 days for time spent in the electronic monitoring program. The court awarded defendant additional credit for good conduct pursuant to Penal Code section 4019 for the time he spent in the county jail. However, it concluded that defendant was “not entitled” to…

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