STEWART v. STATE

No. 19972.

818 P.2d 854 (1991)

Benny STEWART, Petitioner, v. STATE of New Mexico, Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

September 30, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benny Stewart, pro se.

Tom Udall, Atty. Gen., Anthony Tupler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for respondent.


OPINION

RANSOM, Justice.

This habeas corpus petition for certiorari to the fifth judicial district court pursuant to SCRA 1986, 12-501 presents the question whether it is mandatory for the trial court to specify the exact amount of presentence confinement to be credited under NMSA 1978, Section 31-20-12 (Repl.Pamp. 1990) (credit for period spent in presentence confinement to be given against any sentence finally imposed for offense on which held).

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