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Commonwealth v. Foley

Citations

  • 457 N.E.2d 654
  • 17 Mass. App. Ct. 238
  • 1983 Mass. App. LEXIS 1546

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  • noting that since passage of G. L. c. 279, § 33A, the only decisions denying credit for unrelated convictions are those in which double credit was sought
  • rejecting argument that defendant not entitled to credit for dead time because charges are “unrelated”
  • fairness dictated that prisoner receive credit on current sentence for time spent in custody awaiting trial on unrelated charges that resulted in acquittal and nonprosecution

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Judges: Hale, Dreben, Smith

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