Legal Question in Criminal Law in Mississippi

embezzelment

can time served at a county detention center be applied against the future federal jail sentence


Asked on 7/03/07, 4:09 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Albert Pettigrew Law Offices Ph 228-875-8736

Re: embezzelment

Yes if you are there for the federal charges. No, if you are there for State charges and the Feds have merely placed a hold on you prohibiting any release while the federal charges are pending. However, once the State releases you and the federal hold is the only thing keeping you there, the time should count against federal charges, and depending on the circumstances you may be able to argue to the judge for better than day per day credit.

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Answered on 7/03/07, 5:42 pm


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