California Supreme Court,
Civil Procedure,
Criminal
Feb. 7, 2024
Giving credit where credit is due
A recently published case provides direction on how courts should calculate credits when a defendant is resentenced.
Laura W. Halgren
Judge (ret.)
UCLA School of Law
Sentencing laws have changed significantly in recent years, leading to frequent resentencing hearings. After a defendant is resentenced, how does the court calculate credits? The answer is not intuitive. The recently published case, People v. Dean, 2024 DJDAR 959 (filed 1/31/24) (No. A166863), provides direction.
Lamont Dean was originally sentenced following trial. He appealed and the appellate court remanded h...
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