People v. Yanez

Filed 11/15/19 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, A156074 v. WILLIAM ANTONIO YANEZ, (Alameda County Super. Ct. No. 17CR008001) Defendant and Appellant. Defendant William Antonio Yanez, sentenced to nearly six years in prison, challenges the trial court’s refusal to grant him conduct credits for the time he spent in an electronic monitoring program on home detention prior to his sentencing. No statute provides for such credits. However, he contends that because recent amendments…