Supreme Court of Minnesota· 2/14/2008
State v. Johnson
Citations
- 744 N.W.2d 376
- 2008 Minn. LEXIS 62
- 2008 WL 397666
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- 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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6 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. ClarkinSupreme Court of Minnesota· 2012-08-01· cited 11×
- State v. CraneCourt of Appeals of Minnesota· 2009-06-02· cited 4×
- State v. RoySupreme Court of Minnesota· 2019-05-22· cited 4×
- ROGERS v. STATE OF NEVADANevada Supreme Court· 2026-01-15· cited 1×
- In Re Disciplinary Action Against InglimoSupreme Court of Minnesota· 2008-02-11
- State of Minnesota v. Jason Turner JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota· 2024-06-03
Cites
11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Minnesota· 2007-06-14· cited 66×
- A.C. Ford v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota· 2005-01-13· cited 50×
- State v. DulskiSupreme Court of Minnesota· 1985-03-01· cited 39×
- State v. GarciaSupreme Court of Minnesota· 2004-07-15· cited 32×
- Asfaha v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota· 2003-07-24· cited 28×
- State v. FolleySupreme Court of Minnesota· 1989-04-14· cited 22×
- State v. GoarSupreme Court of Minnesota· 1990-03-22· cited 11×
- State v. ArdenSupreme Court of Minnesota· 1988-05-13· cited 10×
- State v. BonafideCourt of Appeals of Minnesota· 1990-06-05· cited 6×
- State v. WeberSupreme Court of Minnesota· 1991-05-24· cited 6×
- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Minnesota· 1996-12-30· cited 5×
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