State v. Zongker

Summary

The court declined to overrule its prior interpretation of the jail-credit statute and held that the statute requires credit for all time the defendant was incarcerated pending disposition of the case, including time also credited against another sentence. It rejected arguments based on absurdity, legislative history, administrative regulations, and in pari materia because those arguments could not overcome the statute's clear text. The court vacated the sentence in part and remanded for an amended journal entry awarding the disputed credit.