State v. Eric L.

Summary

The court held that a trial court has authority to direct the commissioner of correction, through the judgment mittimus, to apply specified presentence confinement credit. It also rejected the state's argument that credit could not begin when the probation-violation warrant was signed because the warrant was served later, where the defendant was not serving another sentence during that period. The judgment was reversed in part and remanded for the trial court to exercise its discretion regarding the credit.