Shelton v. State

Lyle Brown, Justice.

Appellant John Shelton was sentenced to four years confinement on a plea of guilty to grand larceny. At the tíme of sentencing he sought credit for time spent in jail. The trial court ordered the commitment pre-dated to give credit for only a part of the time spent in jail. The sole question on appeal is whether appellant was entitled, as a matter of right, to credit for the full time he was incarcerated.

This court has twice been faced with the same question. Kimble v. State, 246 Ark. 407, 438 S.W. 2d 705 (1969); Harper v. State, 249 Ark. 1013, 462 S.W. 2d 847 (1971). In…