People v. Underwood

Opinion

THE COURT. *

Defendant pleaded guilty to escape (Pen. Code, § 4530). Eight months after sentencing, defendant, a state prison inmate, filed a post-judgment motion for custody credits against his escape sentence for time spent in Florida custody pending extradition to California on the escape charge. The trial court denied the motion and defendant brought this appeal. We conclude that defendant has made a prima facie showing that he is entitled to custody credits against his escape sentence.

Facts

According to the probation report, on April 18, 1982, the defendant and another prisoner took…