People v. Mitchell

For two reasons, defendant, Claude Mitchell, appeals from the sentence the trial court imposed on him for forgery (720 ILCS 5/17— 3(a)(2) (West 2008)): (1) the court shorted him five days of credit against his five-year prison term, and (2) the court failed to give him monetary credit against his fines.

The five days represent the period that defendant spent in the county jail after sentencing but before his transfer to the Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC). It appears, however, from DOC’s official Web site, that DOC has given defendant credit for both the three days he was in custody…