Haynes v. State

BROCK, Judge.

Time spent in custody awaiting trial:

Until the enactment of G.S. 15-176.2, ratified 19 July 1971, North Carolina did not allow credit on a sentence of imprisonment for time spent in custody awaiting trial. See, State v. Walker, 277 N.C. 403, 177 S.E. 2d 868, and cases cited therein. However, the allowance of credit for time spent in custody awaiting trial as provided by G.S. 15-176.2 is not available to defendant. The statute, by its terms, applies only to trials commenced after its ratification, i.e., 19 July 1971. Defendant was tried and sentenced in June 1969. Also, it appears…