State v. Johnson

744 N.W.2d 376 (2008)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent,

v.

Joshua Lawrence JOHNSON, Appellant.

No. A06-131.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

February 14, 2008.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

MEYER, Justice.

We are called upon to determine whether a criminal defendant is entitled to custody credit for time spent in a secure treatment facility when the placement in that facility is based upon a prior civil commitment and is unrelated to the criminal charges for which he was sentenced.

Appellant Joshua Lawrence Johnson pleaded guilty to making terroristic threats while at a secure…