The accused pleaded guilty to fraud exceeding $5000 and sought credit for pre-sentence custody served in another jurisdiction on other charges.
The court applied the Barnett exception, which allows credit if there is a proven link between the detention and the outstanding charges.
The court found that the accused did not seek release on the other charges in part because of the outstanding charges before this court, and the Crown opposed bail for the same reason.
The court concluded there was a sufficient link to permit the time served to be credited towards the current sentence.
