§ 20.11 Effect of Reversal in Criminal Case When Defendant Has Been Imprisoned

• Jurisdiction: Washington

§20.11 EFFECT OF REVERSAL IN CRIMINAL CASE WHEN DEFENDANT HAS BEEN IMPRISONED

What remedy exists for a defendant who is imprisoned while the case is on appeal if the defendant's conviction is reversed? The appellate rules do not answer this question. The statutes provide only a partial answer. The Sentencing Reform Act of 1981 directs the sentencing court to give credit for time served to a defendant who has been confined during the pendency of a successful appeal, and then reconvicted. "The sentencing court shall give the offender credit for all confinement time served before the sentencing if that...