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Facts

• The Defendant was arrested in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, for a case while on probation for another case in Grant County. Following his arrest, a petition for revocation of his probation and a no-bond bench warrant were issued in Grant County. The Defendant never posted bond and was sentenced in the present case without being awarded presentence confinement credit (paras 2-4).

Procedural History

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Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff-Appellee (State): Conceded that the Defendant is entitled to presentence confinement credit (para 1).
• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that he was erroneously denied presentence confinement credit from the date of his arrest to the date of his sentencing (para 2).

Legal Issues

• Whether the Defendant is entitled to presentence confinement credit for the period spent in confinement from the date of his arrest to the date of his sentencing in the present case.

Disposition

• The district court’s denial of presentence confinement credit was reversed (para 5).

Reasons

• Per JAMES J. WECHSLER, Judge (LINDA M. VANZI, Judge, J. MILES HANISEE, Judge concurring):
  The Court found that the Defendant was entitled to presentence confinement credit based on the relevant New Mexico statute and precedent cases, State v. Ramzy and State v. Orona. The Defendant's arrest in the present case triggered the issuance of a no-bond bench warrant in the Grant County probation case, and he remained in custody until sentencing. The Court concluded that the Defendant's confinement was related to the charges in the present case, meeting the criteria set forth in Orona for awarding presentence confinement credit. Therefore, the Court reversed the district court’s decision, granting the Defendant presentence confinement credit (paras 1-5).