California · Penal Code

PEN §2900.1: Where a defendant has served any portion of his sentence under a commitment based upon a judgment which judgment is subsequently declared invalid or which is modified during the term of imprisonment,

Civil

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When a defendant's conviction is later invalidated or modified, time already served under that conviction counts toward any new sentence imposed for the same criminal act.

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Where a defendant has served any portion of his sentence under a commitment based upon a judgment which judgment is subsequently declared invalid or which is modified during the term of imprisonment, such time shall be credited upon any subsequent sentence he may receive upon a new commitment for the same criminal act or acts.

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