Recently passed sentencing laws can not be applied to past, final cases, the Fourth Appellate District Court of Appeal ruled June 27.
The court rejected Tarrell Boyd’s argument that an error with his pretrial credits invalidated his entire sentence.
Boyd was convicted in 2006 of four felony counts: assault with a semiautomatic firearm, shooting at an inhabited building or vehicle, possession of a firearm by a felon and dissuading a witness. He was sentenced to 27 years in prison with 610 days of custody credits and 91 days of conduct credits.
In 2023, 17 years into his sentence, Boyd moved for a credit recalculation and a new sentencing hearing.
