Legal Opinion

In Re the Personal Restraint of Phelan

Washington Supreme Court

Decided September 14, 1982No. 47744-2PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.

The issue in this personal restraint peti tion is whether credit against a maximum prison sentence must be given for: (1) time actually served in detention; and (2) time served under the restrictions of probation but not in actual detention. We hold petitioner is not entitled to credit against his maximum sentence for nondetention probationary time, but is entitled to credit for all jail time served exclusively on the principal underlying charge. To the extent petitioner is entitled to the relief stated herein, we grant his personal restraint petition.

Petitioner, Phillip M. Phelan, was…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. In Re the Personal Restraint of CarleWashington Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Reanier v. SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1974
  4. State v. ShannonWashington Supreme Court · 1962
  5. State v. MondayWashington Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. State v. PhelanWashington Supreme Court · 1983
  2. State v. SpeaksWashington Supreme Court · 1992
  3. In Re the Personal Restraint of KnappWashington Supreme Court · 1984
  4. State v. SmissaertWashington Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Harris v. CharlesWashington Supreme Court · 2011

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