Missouri Pac. Transp. Co. v. Priest

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• holding that presentence custody credited to a defendant’s state sentence cannot be credited to a defendant’s federal sentence
• holding that presentence custody credited to a defendant's state sentence cannot be credited to a defendant's federal sentence
• holding that a sentencing court cannot “backdate” a sentence in order “to give [a defendant] credit for the time spent in custody”
• holding the district court exceeded its authority when it attempted to backdate the beginning of defendant’s federal sentence to the date of his state court arrest
• presentence custody credited to a related state sentence cannot form part of a defendant's federal sentence
• presentence custody credited to a related state sentence cannot form part of a defendant’s federal sentence

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