State v. Morales

OPINION

KLAPHAKE, Judge.

Appellant Reynaldo Morales claims the trial court erred in calculating the jail credit for his conviction for felony theft of a wedding ring set. Minn.Stat. § 609.52, subds. 2(1), 3(2) (1992). We reverse and remand.

FACTS

On January 14, 1994, Cynthia Kielmeyer reported the theft of a wedding ring set to Faribault police, stating she believed that her boyfriend, appellant Reynaldo Morales, had stolen it. After initially declining to pursue the matter, she again raised the issue with the police in May 1994. Through information she gained from an acquaintance, Kielmeyer told…