Torres
People v. Torres
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Siggins, J.
The published portion of this opinion addresses the attribution of presentence credits under Penal Code section 2900.5, subdivision (b). 1 In the unpublished portion we hold that the appellant forfeited his challenge to the measure of criminal fees imposed by the trial court.
Appellant Joshua Michael Torres was serving a two-year prison sentence on a Sonoma County conviction when he entered guilty pleas to new charges in Mendocino. Part of the bargain required that he be resentenced for the Sonoma County offense. The Mendocino Superior Court accepted the plea and imposed a sentence that included a reduction of the Sonoma County sentence from two years to eight months. As a result, the Sonoma County sentence was actually served months before the modified sentence was imposed. When it awarded presentence credits, the trial court refused to award any credits for the time Torres was being held in Mendocino awaiting trial on the Mendocino crimes because, even though the newly calculated sentence on the Sonoma charge had expired, he was serving the two-year sentence from Sonoma County while he was being held for trial. We hold that the denial of presentence credits for the…