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State v. Johnson

Citations

  • 744 N.W.2d 376
  • 2008 Minn. LEXIS 62
  • 2008 WL 397666

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that a defendant could not receive credit for time spent in a secure treatment facility when the placement stemmed from a prior civil commitment unrelated to criminal charges
  • holding that criminal defendant is not entitled to custody credit for time spent in secure treatment facility when placement in facility is based on prior civil commitment and is unrelated to criminal charges for which he was sentenced
  • declining to grant credit where defendant was in secure treatment facility for purposes of treatment and not as condition of probation
  • discussing the potential concern of de facto conversion of a concurrent sentence into a consecutive sentence as relevant in coming to a decision about custody credit
  • “Interpretation of the rules of criminal procedure is a question of law, which [appellate courts] review de novo.”
  • \The policy behind giving custody credit is to ensure fairness and proportionality in sentencing.\

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Judges: Meyer

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