Commonwealth v. Mendez

JOHNSON, J.:

¶ 1 On this appeal we determine whether a defendant convicted of driving under suspension/DUI related, and subject to a mandatory term of imprisonment may receive credit for time voluntarily served in intermediate punishment, thereby decreasing the duration of his prison term. We conclude that the sentencing code does not permit such a credit.

¶2 The Commonwealth appeals from the judgment of sentence imposed following Joseph Mendez’s plea of guilty to driving under suspension (DUS). 75 Pa. C.S. § 1543(b)(1). The Commonwealth argues that the trial court erred by crediting Mendez…