Boyd
People v. Boyd
Opinion
Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
In 2006, a jury convicted Boyd on four felonies: assault with a semiautomatic
firearm (§ 245, subd. (b)), shooting at an inhabited building or vehicle (§ 246), possession
of a firearm by a felon (former § 12021, subd. (a)(1)), and dissuading a witness (§ 136.1,
subd. (a)). A personal firearm use enhancement (§ 12022.5, subd. (a)), prior serious
felony conviction (§ 667, subd. (a)), and prior strike conviction (§§ 667, subds. (b)-(i),
1170.12) were also found true, and the trial court imposed consecutive sentences on all
1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.
2 counts. In all, the trial court sentenced Boyd to 27 years in prison with 610 days of
custody credits (§ 2900.5) and 91 days of conduct credits (§§ 2933.1, subd. (c), 4019).
In 2023, Boyd moved for a recalculation of his credits and a new sentencing
hearing. He contended that his credits should have started accruing from the date of his
arrest on a different case, not the date the complaint was filed and he made his first
appearance in the current case, which was several days later. At the hearing on the
motion, the parties agreed that Boyd should have received 616 days of…