In Re Pollock

Opinion

TUTTLE, J. *

All persons convicted of felony oífenses are entitled to credit for time spent in custody prior to the commencement of their prison sentence. (Pen. Code, § 2900.5, subd. The question raised by this petition for habeas corpus relief is whether a defendant is entitled to receive credit upon a prison sentence for the period of jail time spent awaiting disposition of the criminal proceedings which resulted in that sentence if during that same period of custody the defendant is serving a prison sentence on a conviction for an unrelated offense.

The dispute centers upon a portion…