Torand v. People

QUINN, Justice.

We granted certiorari to review the unpublished decision of the court of appeals in People v. Torand (No. 81CA977), which affirmed the judgment of the District Court of Pueblo County denying credit for presentence confinement against an eight year sentence imposed on the defendant, Johnny Lee Torand, for the crime of sexual assault in the first degree. The court of appeals held that the defendant was not entitled to credit because the period of confinement was attributable to other criminal matters and not to the sexual assault transaction which resulted in the eight year…