People v. Goodman

The issue before us is whether a probationer who is subsequently sentenced to prison following revocation of his probation is entitled to credit against that imprisonment for the period between service of the revocation petition, warrant or summons and the sentencing.

On February 14, 1979, the circuit court of Monroe County sentenced defendant, Lester L. Goodman, Sr., to four years’ probation for the offense of taking indecent liberties with a child. On June 19, 1981, the State filed a petition to revoke probation, alleging that defendant had violated his probation by committing the offense of…