Commonwealth v. Sonny S., a juvenile

Summary

The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the Juvenile Court’s denial of jail‑credit to a youthful offender who had served time in a Department of Youth Services facility. The Court held that statutory credit statutes apply only to confinement prior to sentencing, that equitable credit is unavailable because DYS custody was part of the imposed sentence, that the sentencing judge lacks discretion to grant such credit, and that the juvenile’s equal‑protection claim fails.