Court Opinion

ID: 9675467
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 04:54:55.957752+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:16:34.751844
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V. J. Brennan, J.,
(dissenting). I must dissent.
As stated by the majority, the defendant served six months in jail on the Lenawee County charge.
Upon release, defendant was arrested in Hills-dale County and spent seven days in jail until posting bond. Defendant then pled guilty to the Hillsdale County charge and was sentenced to probation only, no incarceration. At this point, due to the discretionary nature of a sentence of probation, this Court can only assume that the prior incarceration was then taken into account by the sentencing court. Upon the new conviction of violation of probation, the sentencing court was free to impose the 3- to 14-year term with credit only for the time spent in jail awaiting sentence on the violation, namely, the 14 days between April 12, 1977, and April 26, 1977.