State v. Harrison

LAVORATO, Justice.

In this single issue appeal we must decide whether the district court gave a criminal defendant proper credit for time served. We hold that the court did and affirm.

On March 8, 1988, Arthur Albert Harrison began serving a prison sentence on a conviction for driving while barred, an aggravated misdemeanor. See Iowa Code § 321.561 (1987). He was sentenced to an indeterminate term of two years. See Iowa Code § 903.1(2).

On May 26, 1988, while Harrison was serving this sentence, an arrest warrant was issued against him. The charge was possession of a schedule II controlled…