v. People

Summary

The court held that a defendant is entitled to presentence confinement credit for each day of confinement having a substantial nexus to the offense for which sentence is imposed, so long as the credit is not duplicative. It rejected a but-for causation approach, clarified that causation rather than geography controls, and concluded that Russell was entitled to credit against his Douglas County sentence for confinement between his Jefferson County and Douglas County resentencings. The court reversed and remanded for correction of the credit award.