People v. Freeman

ERICKSON, Justice.

We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals decision in People v. Freeman, 705 P.2d 528 (Colo.App.1985), which held that the defendant, Michael Freeman, must be granted presentence confinement credit against a Jefferson County sentence for time spent in the Denver County Jail on unrelated charges. We reverse and remand with directions.1

I

On September 8,1983, the defendant was arrested and confined in the Denver County jail on a charge of robbery of the elderly, section 18-4-304, 8B C.R.S. (1986). On September 27, 1983, while the defendant was incarcerated in the…