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Facts

• The Defendant was arrested on May 12, 2008, for allegedly violating his parole in three ways: committing the crime of sexual exploitation of children (manufacturing), which is the basis of the current judgment and sentence, possessing a knife, and failing to report. The parole board revoked the Defendant's parole based on these grounds, and the Defendant completed his remaining parole period in prison. The issue at hand is whether the Defendant is entitled to presentence confinement credit dating back to his original arrest date, rather than from the date of the indictment.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant: Argued that he should receive presentence confinement credit back to the date of his original arrest, instead of from the date of the indictment, based on the statute that allows for presentence confinement credit if the confinement was a direct result of the felony for which credit is sought.
• Appellee: Filed a motion to dismiss the appeal and, alternatively, argued that the revocation of parole was merely an increase in the onerousness of the Defendant's custody and that granting presentence confinement credit for time served due to parole violation would result in a windfall of double credit for defendants.

Legal Issues

• Whether the Defendant is entitled to presentence confinement credit dating back to the date of his original arrest for the crime of sexual exploitation of children (manufacturing).

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals denied the State's motion to dismiss and reversed the district court's decision, remanding for re-sentencing with instructions to consider presentence confinement credit dating back to the Defendant's original arrest date.

Reasons

• Per CELIA FOY CASTILLO, Judge (MICHAEL D. BUSTAMANTE, Judge, TIMOTHY L. GARCIA, Judge concurring):
  The Court considered three factors to determine the eligibility for presentence confinement credit: whether the Defendant was originally confined, whether the charges related to the sentence triggered the confinement, and whether bond was set in the case related to the sentence. The Court found that the Defendant's confinement was directly related to the charges for which he was ultimately sentenced, thus entitling him to presentence confinement credit. The Court disagreed with the State's argument that parole is equivalent to incarceration and that granting such credit would result in a windfall of double credit for defendants. The Court emphasized that the relationship between the confinement and the charges for which the Defendant seeks credit is crucial, and in this case, the confinement was related to the charges. The Court's decision was based on the express language of the presentence confinement statute and established case law, leading to the reversal of the district court's decision and remand for re-sentencing with the appropriate presentence confinement credit.