Commonwealth v. Wilson

BECK, J.:

¶ 1 Is a defendant, who is in the position of a pretrial detainee and under house arrest, entitled to credit for time served outside of prison where his release was mandated by a federal court order? The trial court determined that appellant was not entitled to credit. After careful consideration of the applicable statute and relevant case law, we affirm.

¶ 2 In April of 1991, appellant was tried and convicted in absentia for a series of drug charges. In September of that year, he was apprehended and placed in prison. Counsel for appellant filed various post-trial submissions. Over…