People v. Jones

James W. Jones, who was the defendant below, seeks relief under the provisions of Crim. P. 35(a) and (b). His motion and his appeal to this Court center on his claim that the sentencing court did not grant him credit for time which he spent in the county jail before sentence was imposed.

Other cases which are announced this date involve the same basic issue. Two of the pending cases 2 were consolidated with this case for oral argument so that we could examine and resolve this issue without delay.

Fundamental to all the claims for reduction of sentence and for relief under the provisions of…