Lightly v. State

THOMAS, Justice.

The only question in this case is whether Randy Lightly is entitled to credit against the maximum sentence imposed by the district court for time spent in the Carbon County Jail prior to the imposition of sentence. The district court specifically did not allow credit against the maximum sentence for the time that Lightly was confined prior to sentence. The propriety of the district court's sentence depends upon whether Lightly was in state custody pending the disposition of the charges against him or was held as a federal prisoner. Whatever the likelihood is that the district…