Criminal
Oct. 9, 2018
Jail credits and 'knowing intelligent' pleas
To ensure that a plea is "knowing and intelligent," criminal defense attorneys must tread carefully through the briar patch of jail credits when discussing this issue with their clients.
The core fact that any person will want to know before entering a plea to a felony which includes a period of incarceration is "how long will I be incarcerated?" Absent this information a plea cannot be deemed "knowing," "intelligent" of "voluntary."
In the era of evolving jail credits -- especially since the passage of Proposition 57 -- this can be a surprisingly challenging question. In order to ensure that a plea is "knowing and ...
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