Opinion ID: 78298
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 12

Heading: The District Court Erred When It Denied Knight's Request To Credit the Time Knight Had Served in State Custody.

Text: The district court erred when it did not reduce Knight's sentence for the time Knight served in state custody for obstruction of justice. The Guidelines instruct that where a defendant has a prior offense that is relevant to the instant offense and resulted in an increase in the offense level of the instant offense, the district court should (1) adjust the [instant] sentence for any period of imprisonment already served on the undischarged term of imprisonment [for the prior offense] if the court determines that such period of imprisonment will not be credited... by the Bureau of Prisons; and (2) order that the instant sentence run concurrently with the sentence for the prior offense. U.S.S.G. § 5G1.3(b). The Bureau of Prisons will not credit Knight's time served in state custody under the statute that governs the Bureau: Credit for prior custody.A defendant shall be given credit toward the service of a term of imprisonment for any time he has spent in official detention prior to the date the sentence commences(1) as a result of the offense for which the sentence was imposed; or (2) as a result of any other charge for which the defendant was arrested after the commission of the offense for which the sentence was imposed; that has not been credited against another sentence. 18 U.S.C. § 3585(b). The United States concedes that the district court should have given Knight credit for the time served in state custody based on his conviction for obstruction of justice. The conduct related to the state conviction was used to enhance Knight's federal sentence, but Knight's time served in state custody will not be credited by the Bureau of Prisons toward Knight's federal sentence. We vacate Knight's sentence and remand with instructions that the district court adjust Knight's sentence for time served in state custody for his conviction for obstruction of justice.