Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Is the enhancement time from date of

conviction or offense


Asked on 10/12/09, 3:27 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Robert Marshall Law Office of Robert L, Marshall

I'm not quite sure I understand your question.

An enhancement is additional jail or prison time added to a defendant's sentence, based on factors like use of a gun, stealing an extremely large amount of money, seriously injuring someone or serving a prior prison term.

When a person is sentenced for a crime, they get credit against the sentence for any time they have spent in custody. If the person was not in custody prior to sentencing, they would have earned any credit against the sentence.

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Answered on 10/12/09, 3:47 pm


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