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Filed 2/25/16 P. v. Green CA1/4

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FOUR

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

CARNELL GREEN

Defendant and Appellant.

 A144932

 (S.F. City & County,

 Case No. 14023930)

Defendant Carnell Green appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict 

finding him guilty of one count of felony unlawful driving or taking of a motor vehicle 

(Veh. Code, § 10851) and one count of misdemeanor receiving or buying stolen property 

(Pen. Code,1§ 496, subd. (a)).

2 Defendant contends he is entitled to three additional days 

of presentence credit. We agree and order the judgment modified to reflect that

defendant will receive three additional days of presentence credit for a total of 316 days. 

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The evidence showed that on the afternoon of September 7, 2014, Rita Lazo 

parked a four-door rental truck on Minna Street in San Francisco. She left her keys in the 

ignition and proceeded to arrange some groceries in the back seat. Defendant approached 

and asked Lazo whether she could give him a ride. Lazo refused. Defendant then walked 

 

1 All further statutory references will be to the Penal Code. 

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In a bifurcated proceeding, the trial court also found true the allegation that 

defendant served a prior prison term. (§§ 666.5, 667.5, subd. (6).)
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toward the truck and went into the driver’s seat. After a brief struggle with Lazo, 

defendant drove away.

At approximately 9:45 p.m., the police found the truck and arrested defendant. 

They also recovered Lazo’s purse and cell phone, which had been left in the truck. 

II. DISCUSSION

Defendant contends the trial court erred in calculating his presentence custody

credit and that he is entitled to three additional days of credit. The Attorney General 

concedes the error.

A defendant may appeal a judgment of conviction on the ground of an error in the 

calculation of presentence custody credit only if he or she presents the claim at the time 

of sentencing or, if the error is discovered after sentencing, informs the trial court of the 

error in writing. (§ 1237.1.) On review, an appellate court may correct a presentence 

custody error as an unauthorized sentence. (People v. Acosta (1996) 48 Cal.App.4th 411, 

419–420 [presentence custody credit issue involves a legally unauthorized sentence]; 

Wilson v. Superior Court (1980) 108 Cal.App.3d 816, 818 [unauthorized sentence is 

subject to judicial correction when discovered].) 

A defendant who was in custody prior to his misdemeanor or felony conviction is 

entitled to credit for “all days of custody . . . upon his or her term of imprisonment.” 

(§ 2900.5, subd. (a).) He or she is also entitled to receive four days of custody credit for 

every two days spent in actual custody, including the day of arrest and the day of 

sentencing. (§ 4019, subds. (a)(1), (f); People v. Bravo (1990) 219 Cal.App.3d 729, 735.) 

Here, defendant preserved his right to challenge his presentence credit by 

objecting to the trial court’s calculation at his sentencing, arguing he had been in custody 

for 158 days. Relying on the probation department’s assertion that defendant was in 

custody for 157 days, the court gave defendant 313 days of presentence credit. The 

record refutes the court’s calculation. It is undisputed that defendant was taken into 

custody on the date of the incident, September 7, 2014, and sentenced on February 11, 
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2015. Defendant thus served 158 actual days in custody and was entitled to a total of 316 

days—not 313 days—of presentence custody credit in accordance with section 4019, 

subdivision (f). Defendant is therefore entitled to three additional days of credit. 

III. DISPOSITION

The judgment is modified to reflect defendant will receive 158 days of actual 

custody credit and 158 days of credit pursuant to section 4019, subdivision (f), for a total 

of 316 days of presentence credit. The trial court is directed to amend the abstract of 

judgment accordingly and to forward a copy to the Department of Corrections and 

Rehabilitation. In all other respects, the judgment is affirmed. 
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Rivera, J.

We concur:

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Ruvolo, P.J.

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Reardon, J.