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ÐÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ñ*ñ€€€ñ*ñ€€€€€€€€ò òOPINION€BY€¢MOYLAN£,€J.ó ó€€€€€€€Ð a$±$ ÐÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ñ+ñ€€€ñ+ñ€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ 0&€!& ÐÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€œñ,ñ€€€€€€ñ,ñ›€€€€Filed:€December€13,€2000ÌÔ‡XÂEXXXÂEÔÐ  Ó(#$) ÐÑ $4Ñâ  âÑ8€±¤XXdúXXdú8ÑÑ€ Ñâ  âÑ  ÑÔ#†XÂEXXXÂE #ÔÓjÓØØÑ  Ñà  àBy€separate€indictments,€the€appellant,€Donald€WadeÐ ° ÐBlankenship,€Jr.,€was€charged€with€seven€robberies€and€twoÏattempted€robberies€that€all€occurred€between€June€5€and€9,Ï1999.€€Three€of€those€offenses€occurred€in€Prince€GeorgeððsÏCounty€and€the€other€six€occurred€in€Montgomery€County.€€OnÏNovember€23,€1999,€the€three€Prince€Georgeððs€County€cases€wereÏtransferred€to€the€Circuit€Court€for€Montgomery€County.€€TheÏappellant€subsequently€pled€guilty€to€all€offenses.Ìà  àOn€March€10,€2000,€Judge€Paul€A.€McGuckian€sentenced€theÏappellant€to€a€term€of€five€years€incarceration€with€all€but€twoÏyears€suspended€for€each€offense.€€The€sentences€were€to€runÏconsecutively.€€The€court€then€gave€the€appellant€credit€for€theÏ238€days€he€spent€in€custody€before€the€imposition€of€hisÏsentences.€€That€credit€was€applied€towards€one€of€the€offensesÏof€which€he€was€convicted€and€sentenced,€to€wit,€the€PrinceÏGeorgeððs€County€robbery€of€Aissata€Bah.Ìà  àOn€March€22,€2000,€the€appellant€filed€a€Motion€to€CorrectÏan€€Illegal€Sentence.€€He€argued€that€pursuant€to€Md.€Ann.€Code,Ïart.€27€ðð€638C(a)€(1999),€the€238€days€credit€should€have€beenÏsubtracted€from€òòeachóó€offense€for€which€he€was€convicted€andÐ &f!& Ðsentenced€and€not€just€from€one€of€them.€€In€denying€thatÏmotion,€Judge€McGuckian€explained€that€it€was€within€the€courtððsÏdiscretion€to€apply€the€credit€toward€another€sentence.€€TheÏcourt€declined€so€to€exercise€its€discretion€and€denied€theÐ -n(. Ðmotion.€€The€appellant€appealed,€raising€the€sole€issue€ofÏwhether€the€trial€court€erred€in€failing€to€give€him€credit€forÏtime€spent€in€custody€before€the€imposition€of€sentence€for€òòeachóóÐ ö „ Ðof€the€offenses€of€which€he€was€convicted€and€sentenced.Ìà  àMd.€Ann.€Code,€art.€27€ðð€638C,€entitled€ð ðCredit€againstÏsentence€for€time€spent€in€custody,ðð€provides,€in€pertinentÏpart:ÌÓÓà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à(a)€òòCredit€for€time€spent€in€custodyÐ ÀN  Ðbefore€conviction€or€acquittal.óó€ð"ð€òòAny€personÐ ®<  Ðwho€is€convicted€and€sentenced€shall€receiveÏcredit€against€the€term€of€a€definiteóó€orÐ }  Ðlife€òòsentenceóó€or€credit€against€the€minimumÐ ^ì Ðand€maximum€terms€of€an€indeterminateÏsentence€òòfor€all€time€spent€in€the€custodyÐ  ® Ðof€anyóó€state,€county€or€city€òòjailóó,Ð  Ðcorrectional€institution,€hospital,€mentalÏhospital€or€other€agency€òòas€a€result€of€theÐ ÃQ Ðcharge€for€which€the€sentence€is€imposedóó,€orÐ ¤2 Ðas€a€result€of€the€conduct€on€which€theÏcharge€is€based,€òòand€the€term€of€a€definiteóóÐ fô Ðor€life€òòsentenceóó€or€the€minimum€and€maximumÐ GÕ Ðterms€of€an€indeterminate€sentence€òòshall€beÐ (¶ Ðdiminished€therebyóó.Ð —` x` x ÐÌÓÓ(Emphasis€supplied).€€Ìà  àPrior€to€his€sentencing€on€March€22,€2000,€the€appellant€hadÏspent€238€days€in€custody,€to€wit,€incarcerated.€€It€is€theÏposition€of€the€State€and€it€was€the€ruling€of€Judge€McGuckianÏthat€the€appellant€was,€therefore,€entitled€to€have€his€sentenceÏof€actual€or€aggregate€incarceration€reduced€by€238€days.€€It€isÏthe€appellantððs€position€that€because€his€pre„sentenceÐ W,å%+ Ðincarceration€was€on€multiple€charges,€a€possible€reading€ofÏSect.€638C(a)€would€mandate€that€he€have€each€of€his€nineÏconsecutive€sentences€reduced€by€238€days€for€a€total€reductionÏof€2142€days.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€issue€is€one€of€first€impression€and€itÐ ¸ F Ðrequires€us€to€divine€what€the€Legislature€intended€to€do€when,Ïin€1974,€it€enacted€what€is€now€Sect.€638C.Ìà  àThe€only€appellate€opinion€that€has€engaged€in€any€in„depthÏanalysis€of€Sect.€638C€is€that€of€Judge€Cole€for€the€Court€ofÏAppeals€in€òòFleeger€v.€Stateóó,€301€Md.€155,€482€A.2d€490€(1984).€Ð ‚ ÐJudge€Cole€pointed€out€that€the€legislative€purpose€was€two„¼fold.€€One€purpose€(not€here€pertinent)€is€for€the€benefit€ofÏthe€State€and€the€public€at€large.€€It€is€to€prevent€a€defendantÏfrom€accumulating€in€advance€ð ðbanked€timeðð€that€might€give€him,Ïin€effect,€a€partial€or€total€ð ðGet€out€of€jail€freeðð€cardÏagainst€some€yet€unperpetrated€crime.€€301€Md.€at€163„65.Ìà  àThe€other€purpose€(here€very€pertinent)€is€for€the€benefitÏof€the€defendant.€€It€is€to€shield€the€defendant,€as€much€asÏpossible,€from€having€to€serve€ð ðdead€time.ðð€€Judge€ColeÏexplained:Ð &¤$ ÐÓÓà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àAnother€purpose€of€the€credit€statute€isÏthe€elimination€of€ð ðdeadðð€time,€which€isÏtime€spent€in€custody€that€will€not€beÏcredited€to€any€valid€sentence.€€òòSeeóóÐ  £ ÐSchornhorst,€òòPresentence€Confinement€and€theÐ ö „ ÐConstitution:€€The€Burial€of€Dead€Timeóó,€23Ð ä r ÐHastings€L.J.€1041€(1972);€òòRight€to€CreditÐ Ò ` Ðfor€Time€Spent€in€Custody€Prior€to€Trial€orÏSentenceóó,€77€A.L.R.€3d€182€(1977).€€òòSectionÐ ® < Ð638C(a)€seeks€to€avoid€dead€time€byÏauthorizing€mandatory€credit€for€any€timeÏspent€in€custody€while€awaiting€trial€on€anÏoffense€for€which€the€defendant€isÏultimately€convicted.óóÐ ® ` x` x ÐÌÓÓ301€Md.€at€165€(emphasis€supplied).Ìà  àIf€two€defendants€receive€identical€sentences€for€similarÏcrimes,€it€is€the€self„evident€purpose€of€Sect.€638C(a)€that€theÏindigent€prisoner€who€could€not€make€bail€not€serve€more€timeÏ(pre„sentence€incarceration€plus€post„sentence€incarceration)Ïthan€the€more€affluent€prisoner€who€did€make€bail€(post„sentenceÏincarceration€only).€€It€is,€moreover,€clear€that€theÏLegislature€contemplated€a€practical€one„day„for„one„day€methodÏof€reckoning.€€If€a€defendant€has€suffered€85€days€of€pre„¼sentence€incarceration,€for€instance,€he€will€serve€85€fewerÏdays€of€actual€incarceration€pursuant€to€his€sentence€orÏaggregate€sentences€of€incarceration.Ìà  àThe€State€will€not€be€permitted€to€deny€a€defendant€hisÏcredit€for€time€served€by€applying€it€to€one€concurrent€sentenceÏbut€not€to€another.€€It€is€more€than€a€ð ðpaperðð€credit.€€If€theÐ ~, &+ Ðprisoner€had€been€in€jail€for€85€days€prior€to€being€sentenced,Ïhe€would€be€entitled€to€walk€out€of€jail€85€days€sooner,€even€onÏmultiple€concurrent€sentences.€€òòNash€v.€Stateóó,€69€Md.€App.€681,Ð ö „ Ð691„93,€519€A.2d€769€(1987).€€By€the€same€token,€the€defendantÏis€not€entitled€to€double€or€triple€or€quadruple€credit€for€timeÏserved€in€the€case€of€consecutive€sentences.€€The€defendant€isÏentitled€to€a€single€credit€against€the€aggregate€sentence,€notÏto€multiple€credits€against€each€and€every€constituent€segmentÏof€that€aggregate.€€The€elemental€equation€is€one€actual€day€forÏone€actual€day,€and€the€paper€shuffling€of€multiple€sentencesÏwill€neither€decrease€it€nor€increase€it.Ìà  àThe€appellant€lifts€from€context€and€then€makes€much€of€theÏphrase€ð ðas€much€credit€as€possible.ðð€€The€context€is€òòFleeger€v.Ð Š ÐStateóó,€301€Md.€at€165:Ð LÚ ÐÓÓà8  àà8` Ð Ð àBy€enacting€ðð€638C(a),€the€General€AssemblyÏsought€to€ensure€that€a€defendant€receive€òòasÐ ï} Ðmuch€credit€as€possibleóó€for€time€spent€inÐ Ð ^ Ðcustody€as€is€consistent€with€constitutionalÏand€practical€considerations.Ð ` x` x ÐÌÓÓ(Emphasis€supplied).€€On€the€facts€of€òòFleegeróó,€the€problem€wasÐ T$â" Ðthat€of€giving€Fleeger€ð ðas€much€credit€as€possibleðð€up€to€andÏhopefully€including€100%€credit€for€his€pre„sentenceÏincarceration€actually€served.€€What€was€before€the€Court€inÏòòFleegeróó€did€not€in€any€way€involve€a€claim€of€entitlement€toÐ \+ê$* Ð200%€credit€or€900%€credit€for€the€pre„sentence€incarcerationÐ -¬&, Ðand€the€Court€of€Appeals€was€not€even€giving€thought€to€such€aÏnon„existent€issue.€€The€use€of€the€phrase€ð ðas€much€credit€asÏpossibleðð€by€the€Court€of€Appeals€simply€will€not,€therefore,Ïcarry€the€semantic€weight€urged€by€the€appellant.€€The€appellantÏhere,€of€course,€received€100%€credit€for€the€238€days€he€servedÏof€pre„sentence€incarceration.€€That€is€as€much€credit€as€theÏð ðas€much€credit€as€possibleðð€language€of€òòFleegeróó€everÐ þŒ  Ðcontemplated.Ìà  àAlthough€the€issue€is€one€of€first€impression€in€Maryland,Ïour€resolution€of€it€is€in€line€with€the€undeviating€resolutionÏof€the€same€issue€by€our€sister€states€under€virtually€identicalÏð ðcredit€for€time€servedðð€statutes.€€In€òòEndell€v.€Johnsonóó,€738Ð ÈV ÐP.2d€769,€771€(1987),€the€issue€before€the€Court€of€Appeals€ofÏAlaska€was€identical€with€that€now€before€us:ÌÓÓà8  àà8` Ð Ð àWhile€the€precise€issue€raised€in€theÏpresent€case€has€never€been€addressed€inÏAlaska,€courts€of€other€jurisdictions,Ïconstruing€similar€credit„for„time„servedÏstatutes,€have€uniformly€held€that,€whenÏconsecutive€sentences€are€imposed€for€two€orÏmore€offenses,€òòperiods€of€presentenceÐ T$â" Ðincarceration€may€be€credited€only€againstÏthe€aggregate€of€all€terms€imposed:€anÏoffender€who€receives€consecutive€sentencesÏis€entitled€to€credit€against€only€the€firstÏsentence€imposedóó,€while€an€offenderÐ ¹(G"' Ðsentenced€to€concurrent€terms€in€effectÏreceives€credit€against€each€sentence.Ð ` x` x ÐÌÓÓ(Emphasis€supplied).Ìà  àIn€òòMiller€v.€Stateóó,€297€So.€2d€36,€38€(1974),€the€Court€ofÐ ÿ-'- ÐAppeals€of€Florida€(First€District)€analyzed€and€applied€toÏconsecutive€sentencing€a€statute€indistinguishable€from€ourÏSect.€638C(a).ÌÓÓà8  àà8` Ð Ð àCertainly,€it€was€not€the€legislative€intentÏthat€a€defendant€be€given€credit€on€òòeachóóÐ ™ ' Ðsentence€for€the€òòtotal€timeóó€spent€in€countyÐ ‡  Ðjail€awaiting€disposition€of€multiple€andÏseparate€charges.€€It€is€a€fundamental€ruleÏof€statutory€construction€that€the€courtsÏwill€not€ascribe€to€the€Legislature€anÏintent€to€create€absurd€consequences,€thus,Ïan€interpretation€avoiding€absurdity€isÏalways€preferred.€€In€our€view€theÏinterpretation€urged€by€appellant€wouldÏcreate€absurd€consequences.Ð ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à...€[A]€defendant€should,€of€course,€beÏgiven€full€credit€on€his€sentence€orÏsentences€by€the€court€for€time€spent€inÏjail€awaiting€disposition€of€a€charge€orÏcharges€against€him;€but€òòwhere€a€defendantÐ ÃQ Ðis€held€to€answer€for€numerous€charges,€heÏis€not€entitled€to€have€his€jail€time€creditÏpyramided€by€being€given€credit€on€òòeachÐ fô Ðsentenceóó€for€the€full€time€he€spends€in€jailÐ Tâ Ðawaiting€disposition€on€multiple€charges€ofÏcases.óóÐ# ±` x` x ÐÌÓÓ(Internal€citation€omitted;€italics€in€original;€underliningÏsupplied).Ìà  àThe€Supreme€Court€of€New€Hampshire€in€òòState€v.€Deckeróó,€127Ð i%÷# ÐN.H.€468,€470„71,€503€A.2d€796,€797„98€(1985),€was€somewhatÏharsher€in€disposing€of€an€argument€similar€to€the€appellantððs.ÌÓÓà8  àà8` Ð Ð àWe€will€not€presume€that€in€enacting€[theÏcredit„for„time„served€statute],€theÏlegislature€intended€the€absurd€result€thatÏthe€defendantððs€argument€entails.€€WeÐ R-à&, Ðconstrue€our€credit€statutes€to€mandateÏð ðthat€òòa€prisoneróó€is€to€receive€credit€forÐ Sá Ðall€jail€time€ð"ð€neither€more€nor€less€ð"ðÏserved€before€sentencing€which€relates€toÏthe€criminal€episode€for€which€the€prisonerÏis€sentenced,€but€òòdoes€not€receive€creditÐ × e Ðgreater€than€the€number€of€days€of€hisÏpresentencing€confinement.óóððЙ '` x` x ÐÌÓÓ(Emphasis€supplied).Ìà  àThe€Court€of€Appeals€of€New€Mexico€spoke€to€a€similar€effectÏin€òòState€v.€Howardóó,€108€N.M.€560,€562,€775€P.2d€762,€764€(1989):Ð ßm  ÐÓÓà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àWe€do€not€believe€the€legislatureÏintended€to€give€a€defendant€credit€forÏadditional€time,€when€charged€with€andÏconvicted€of€multiple€offenses€arising€fromÏa€single€criminal€action.€€The€court€mustÏgive€effect€to€legislative€intent€that€willÏavoid€absurd,€unreasonable,€or€unjustÏresults.Ð ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àThus,€[the€credit„for„time„servedÏstatute]€has€been€construed€to€mean€that€òòaÐ kù Ðdefendant€is€entitled€to€one€dayððs€creditÏagainst€his€total€sentence€for€each€dayÏspent€in€presentence€confinement.óóÐœ` x` x ÐÌÓÓ(Internal€citation€omitted;€emphasis€supplied).Ìà  àIn€òòCommonwealth€v.€Carteróó,€10€Mass.€App.€618,€620,€411Ð ’"   ÐN.E.2d€184,€186€(1980),€the€Appeals€Court€of€Massachusetts€wasÏemphatic:ÌÓÓà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[T]he€statutory€purpose€of€the€provisionsÏwas€to€afford€relief€to€persons€who€becauseÏof€inability€to€obtain€bail€were€held€inÏcustody.€€This€consideration€buttresses€whatÏwe€consider€to€be€the€fair€and€untorturedÏreading€of€the€statute:€that€òòa€prisoner€isÐ =,Ë%+ Ðto€receive€credit€for€all€jail€time€ð"ðÏneither€more€nor€lessóó€ð"ð€served€beforeÐ ÿ-'- Ðsentencing€which€relates€to€the€criminalÏepisode€for€which€the€prisoner€is€sentences,Ïòòbut€does€not€receive€credit€greater€than€theÐ 4 Ðnumber€of€days€of€his€presentencingÏconfinement.óóÐö „` x` x ÐÌÓÓ(Internal€citation€omitted;€emphasis€supplied).€€Ìà  àThe€Supreme€Court€of€Idaho€addressed€the€identical€issue€inÐ z  ÐòòState€v.€Hochóó,€102€Idaho€351,€352,€630€P.2d€143,€144€(1981):Ð <Ê  ÐÓÓà8  àà8` Ð Ð àWe€hold€that€the€purpose€of€[the€credit„for„¼time„served€statute]€is€clearly€to€give€aÏperson€convicted€of€a€crime€credit€for€suchÏtime€as€he€may€have€served€prior€to€theÏactual€sentencing€upon€conviction.€€òòWe€findÐ ‚ Ðno€intent€of€the€legislature€that€a€personÏso€convicted€should€have€that€creditÏpyramided€simply€because€he€was€sentenced€toÏconsecutive€terms€for€separate€crimes.óóД` x` x ÐÌÓÓ(Emphasis€supplied).Ìà  àIn€òòState€v.€Sanchezóó,€2€Neb.€App.€1008,€1013,€520€N.W.2d€33,Ð Š Ð37€(1994),€the€Nebraska€Court€of€Appeals€pointed€out€how€theÏpurpose€of€a€statute€such€as€Marylandððs€does€not€requireÏmultiple€credit€for€time€served:ÌÓÓà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€purpose€of€statutes€which€require€theÏgranting€of€credit€for€presentenceÏincarceration€is€to€assure€that€the€equalÏprotection€rights€of€indigent€defendants€whoÏcannot€afford€to€post€bond€are€not€violated.€ÏWithout€credit€for€time€served,€the€totalÏperiod€of€confinement€served€by€an€indigentÏdefendant€would€be€more€than€that€of€aÏdefendant€who€could€afford€to€post€bond.€ÏHowever,€òòonce€credit€has€been€granted,Ð {* $) Ðð ðthere€is€no€additional€constitutionalÏpurpose€to€be€served€by€granting€a€second€orÏððdouble€creditðð€against€a€later€consecutiveÏsentence.ððóóÐÿ-'-` x` x Ї(Emphasis€supplied).ÌÌÓÓà  àòòSee€alsoóó€òòUnited€States€ex€rel.€Derengowski€v.€United€StatesÐ 4 ÐAttorney€Generalóó,€457€F.2d€812,€813€(8òòthóó€Cir.€1972)€(ð ðTo€allowÐ ö „ Ðcredit€for€any€of€the€time€would€result€in€appellant€receivingÏdouble€credit€for€this€period.ðð);€òòRadcliffe€v.€Clarkóó,€451€F.2dÐ z  Ð250,€251€(5òòthóó€Cir.€1971)€(ð ðIf€petitioner€received€credit€for€thatÐ <Ê  Ðperiod€of€time€on€his€state€sentence,€he€is€not€entitled€toÏcredit€on€the€[consecutive]€federal€sentence.ðð);€òòState€v.€Wardeóó,Ð ÀN  Ð116€Ariz.€598,€601,€570€P.2d€766,€769€(1977)€(credit€for€pre„¼sentence€custody€given€on€one€of€two€consecutive€sentences.);ÏòòDuncan€v.€Stateóó,€274€Ind.€457,€463,€412€N.E.2d€770,€775€(1980)Ð ” Ð(ð ðThe€only€sensible€application€of€the€statute€under€theseÏcircumstances€is€to€allow€defendant€only€one€credit€for€the€timeÏserved.€...€€He€is€not€entitled€to€a€second€credit€for€the€timeÏserved.ðð);€òòCox€v.€Stateóó,€214€Kan.€652,€655,€522€P.2d€173,€174Ð œ Ð(1974)€(ð ðIn€cases€where€consecutive€sentences€have€been€involvedÏthe€federal€courts€have€held€that€a€defendant€is€not€entitled€toÏcredit€on€both€sentences€but€only€on€one€sentence.ðð);€òòState€v.Ð T$â" ÐBlondinóó,€164€Vt.€55,€60,€655€A.2d€587,€591€(1995)€(ð ðThe€totalÐ &¤$ Ðtime€in€custody€should€be€credited€on€a€day„for„day€basisÏagainst€the€total€days€imposed€in€the€consecutive€sentences.€ÏFor€ease€in€calculation€and€clarity€in€respect€to€subsequentÏexercise€of€court€discretion,€the€credits€should€be€applied€toÐ -¬&, Ðthe€sentence€that€is€first€imposed.ðð);€€òòWilson€v.€Stateóó,€82€Wis.Ð ° Ð2d€657,€660,€264€N.W.2d€234,€235€(1978)€(ð ð[W]here€consecutiveÏsentences€are€imposed,€pretrial€incarceration€time€should€beÏcredited€as€time€served€on€only€one€of€such€sentences.ðð).€Ìà  àThe€òòStandards€for€Criminal€Justiceóó,€Sect.€18„4.7,€314„15Ð ¸  Ðn.24€(1986)€of€the€American€Bar€Association€notes€the€consensusÏon€this€sentencing€principle€between€the€Final€Report€of€theÏNational€Commission€on€Reform€of€Federal€Criminal€Laws€(1971)Ï(the€ð ðBrown€Commissionðð)€and€the€Model€Sentencing€andÏCorrections€Act€of€the€National€Advisory€Commission€on€UniformÏState€Laws.€€It€quotes€with€approval€note€22€to€Sect.€3205(3)€ofÏthe€Final€Report€of€the€Brown€Commission,€where€it€states€thatÏthe€offender€should€ð ðnot€receive€credit€for€the€same€time€moreÏthan€once.ðð€Ìà  àWe€hold€that€Judge€McGuckian€was€correct€in€awarding€theÏappellant€238€days€credit€for€pre„sentence€incarceration€on€oneÏof€the€nine€consecutive€sentences€and€in€not€awarding€what€wouldÏhave€been€excessive€duplicate€credit€on€the€other€eight.ÌÓÓà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` 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