State v. Galvan , 305 Neb. 513 ( 2020 )


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    State of Nebraska, appellee, v.
    Braden M. Galvan, appellant.
    ___ N.W.2d ___
    Filed April 10, 2020.     Nos. S-19-623, S-19-624.
    1. Statutes: Appeal and Error. Statutory interpretation presents a ques-
    tion of law, which an appellate court reviews independently of the
    lower court.
    2. Sentences: Probation and Parole: Appeal and Error. An appellate
    court will not disturb a decision to impose imprisonment up to the
    remaining period of post-release supervision after revocation absent an
    abuse of discretion by the trial court.
    3. ____: ____: ____. Whether a defendant is entitled to credit for time
    served and in what amount are questions of law, subject to appellate
    review independent of the lower court.
    4. Statutes: Appeal and Error. Statutory language is to be given its plain
    and ordinary meaning, and an appellate court will not resort to inter-
    pretation to ascertain the meaning of statutory words which are plain,
    direct, and unambiguous.
    5. Statutes: Legislature: Intent. Components of a series or collection of
    statutes pertaining to a certain subject matter are in pari materia and
    should be conjunctively considered and construed to determine the
    intent of the Legislature, so that different provisions are consistent, har-
    monious, and sensible.
    6. Sentences: Probation and Parole: Time. When determining the amount
    of time remaining on a term of post-release supervision, the court may
    include any period in which the probationer absconded.
    7. Appeal and Error. An appellate court may, at its option, notice plain
    error.
    8. Appeal and Error: Words and Phrases. Plain error exists where there
    is an error, plainly evident from the record but not complained of at
    trial, which prejudicially affects a substantial right of a litigant and is of
    such a nature that to leave it uncorrected would cause a miscarriage of
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    justice or result in damage to the integrity, reputation, and fairness of the
    judicial process.
    9.   Sentences: Appeal and Error. A sentence that is contrary to the court’s
    statutory authority is an appropriate matter for plain error review.
    10.   Sentences. A sentence is illegal when it is not authorized by the judg-
    ment of conviction or when it is greater or less than the permissible
    statutory penalty for the crime.
    11.   ____. Generally, it is within a trial court’s discretion to direct that
    sentences imposed for separate crimes be served either concurrently
    or consecutively. This is so even when offenses carry a mandatory
    minimum sentence, unless the statute requires that consecutive sentences
    be imposed.
    12.   Criminal Law: Probation and Parole. The violation of probation is not
    itself a crime, but merely a mechanism which may trigger the revocation
    of a previously granted probation.
    13.   ____: ____. A motion to revoke probation is not a criminal proceeding.
    14.   Probation and Parole. A probation revocation hearing is considered
    a continuation of the original prosecution for which probation was
    imposed—in which the purpose is to determine whether a defendant has
    breached a condition of his or her existing probation, not to convict that
    individual of a new offense.
    15.   Sentences. Presentence credit is to be applied only once when the
    defend­ant has multiple charges or multiple cases pending simultaneously.
    16.   Sentences: Records. When a court grants a defendant more or less
    credit for time served than the defendant actually served, that portion
    of the pronouncement of sentence is erroneous and may be corrected
    to reflect the accurate amount of credit as verified objectively by
    the record.
    Appeals from the District Court for Hall County: Mark J.
    Young, Judge. Sentences affirmed in part as modified, and in
    part vacated.
    Gerard A. Piccolo, Hall County Public Defender, for
    appellant.
    Douglas J. Peterson, Attorney General, and Melissa R.
    Vincent for appellee.
    Heavican, C.J., Miller-Lerman, Cassel, Stacy, Funke,
    Papik, and Freudenberg, JJ.
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    Funke, J.
    In this appeal, Braden M. Galvan argues that the district
    court for Hall County exceeded its authority under Neb. Rev.
    Stat. § 29-2268(2) (Reissue 2016) by imposing consecutive
    5-month terms of imprisonment following Galvan’s revocation
    from post-release supervision in two cases. Upon review of the
    record, we find that Galvan’s second 5-month term of impris-
    onment must be vacated. In addition, we find that Galvan is
    entitled to jail time credit. Thus, regarding Galvan’s sentences,
    we affirm in part as modified, and in part vacate.
    BACKGROUND
    In October 2017, Galvan entered a plea of no contest to
    operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest, a Class IV felony,
    and driving during suspension, first offense, a Class III mis-
    demeanor. In December, the district court for Hall County
    sentenced Galvan to 2 years’ imprisonment and 12 months’
    post-release supervision on the operating a motor vehicle to
    avoid arrest conviction and to 90 days’ imprisonment on the
    driving during suspension conviction. The court ordered the
    sentences to be served concurrently and awarded 76 days’
    credit for time served.
    In January 2018, in a new case in Hall County, Galvan pled
    no contest to assault by a confined person, a Class IIIA felony.
    The court sentenced Galvan to 180 days’ imprisonment and 12
    months’ post-release supervision, to be served consecutively to
    the sentences in the prior case.
    Although his sentences were ordered to be served con-
    secutively, Galvan began serving the post-release supervision
    portion of his sentences in both cases on October 10, 2018.
    The State moved to revoke Galvan’s post-release supervi-
    sion in both cases on December 6, alleging that Galvan had
    failed to report to his probation officer, abstain from the use
    of controlled substances, and follow an individualized treat-
    ment plan.
    The court held a hearing on the motions to revoke on
    April 16, 2019. Pursuant to an agreement with the State,
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    Galvan admitted to the violations in both cases, and the court
    revoked his post-release supervision in both cases. The court
    revoked Galvan’s bond and remanded him into custody pend-
    ing sentencing.
    At the sentencing hearing, on June 19, 2019, Galvan’s coun-
    sel stated that the maximum sentence available to the court
    upon revocation from post-release supervision would be a term
    of imprisonment lasting until October 10, plus 70 days due
    to the time that Galvan had absconded from supervision. The
    court imposed a sentence of 5 months’ imprisonment in each
    case and ordered the sentences to run consecutively. The court
    awarded no credit for the time that Galvan spent in custody
    between the date his post-release supervision was revoked and
    the date of sentencing. Galvan appealed.
    ASSIGNMENTS OF ERROR
    Galvan assigns that the district court erred in (1) imposing
    consecutive sentences and (2) failing to award credit for time
    served after revocation, prior to sentencing.
    STANDARD OF REVIEW
    [1-3] Statutory interpretation presents a question of law,
    which an appellate court reviews independently of the lower
    court. 1 An appellate court will not disturb a decision to impose
    imprisonment up to the remaining period of post-release super-
    vision after revocation absent an abuse of discretion by the trial
    court. 2 Whether a defendant is entitled to credit for time served
    and in what amount are questions of law, subject to appellate
    review independent of the lower court. 3
    ANALYSIS
    Galvan contends that the court exceeded its authority under
    § 29-2268(2) in sentencing him to two consecutive terms of 5
    1
    State v. Phillips, 
    302 Neb. 686
    , 
    924 N.W.2d 699
    (2019).
    2
    Id. 3 Id.
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    months’ imprisonment upon his revocation from post-release
    supervision. He further contends that the court should have
    awarded him credit for the time he spent in custody awaiting
    sentencing after his revocation.
    [4,5] In considering Galvan’s arguments, we are guided by
    familiar rules of statutory construction. Statutory language is
    to be given its plain and ordinary meaning, and an appellate
    court will not resort to interpretation to ascertain the meaning
    of statutory words which are plain, direct, and unambiguous. 4
    Components of a series or collection of statutes pertaining
    to a certain subject matter are in pari materia and should be
    conjunctively considered and construed to determine the intent
    of the Legislature, so that different provisions are consistent,
    harmonious, and sensible. 5
    Post-release supervision is a form of probation. 6 Post-release
    supervision is defined by statute as “the portion of a split sen-
    tence following a period of incarceration under which a person
    found guilty of a crime . . . is released by a court subject to
    conditions imposed by the court and subject to supervision
    by the [Office of Probation Administration].” 7 Once a court
    revokes a probationer’s post-release supervision, it must then
    determine the appropriate term of imprisonment to be imposed.
    The controlling statute is § 29-2268, which provides:
    (2) If the court finds that a probationer serving a term
    of post-release supervision did violate a condition of his
    or her post-release supervision, it may revoke the post-
    release supervision and impose on the offender a term of
    imprisonment up to the remaining period of post-release
    supervision. The term shall be served in an institution
    under the jurisdiction of the Department of Correctional
    4
    State v. Wal, 
    302 Neb. 308
    , 
    923 N.W.2d 367
    (2019).
    5
    Id. 6 See,
    Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2246(4) (Reissue 2016); Phillips, supra note 1.
    7
    § 29-2246(13).
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    Services or in county jail subject to subsection (2) of sec-
    tion 28-105. 8
    [6] We held in State v. Phillips 9 that in order to calculate
    a probationer’s “remaining period of post-release supervi-
    sion,” the court must subtract the number of days actually
    served from the number of days ordered to be served. When
    a court has pronounced the period of post-release supervision
    in terms of months, that period will need to be converted to
    a number of days in order to calculate the “remaining period
    of post-release supervision” under § 29-2268(2). 10 A calendar
    month is a period terminating with the day of the succeeding
    month, numerically corresponding to the day of its begin-
    ning, less one. 11 “Except as may be otherwise more specifi-
    cally provided, the period of time within which an act is to
    be done in any action or proceeding shall be computed by
    excluding the day of the act, event, or default after which the
    designated period of time begins to run.” 12 When determin-
    ing the amount of time remaining on a term of post-release
    supervision, the court may include any period in which the
    probationer absconded. 13
    Plain Error
    [7-10] Before we address Galvan’s argument regard-
    ing the “remaining period of post-release supervision” under
    § 29-2268(2), we must first address the district court’s plain
    error in revoking Galvan’s second term of post-release super-
    vision and in imposing a 5-month term of imprisonment for
    that term. An appellate court may, at its option, notice plain
    8
    But see 2019 Neb. Laws, L.B. 686, § 8 (amending “remaining” to
    “original” in § 29-2268(2), operative September 1, 2019).
    9
    Phillips, supra note 1.
    10
    Id. 11 Id.
    12
    Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-2221 (Reissue 2016).
    13
    Phillips, supra note 1.
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    error. 14 Plain error exists where there is an error, plainly evi-
    dent from the record but not complained of at trial, which prej-
    udicially affects a substantial right of a litigant and is of such
    a nature that to leave it uncorrected would cause a miscarriage
    of justice or result in damage to the integrity, reputation, and
    fairness of the judicial process. 15 A sentence that is contrary to
    the court’s statutory authority is an appropriate matter for plain
    error review. 16 A sentence is illegal when it is not authorized by
    the judgment of conviction or when it is greater or less than the
    permissible statutory penalty for the crime. 17
    Galvan was convicted of two separate felonies, and as
    part of his sentence in each case, he was ordered to serve
    a 12-month term of post-release supervision. Even though
    Galvan’s sentences were ordered to be served consecutively,
    after he completed the initial incarceration portion of his
    sentences, he began serving both terms of post-release super-
    vision on the same date. Upon the State’s motions to revoke
    each term, the court sustained the motions and revoked both
    terms and imposed imprisonment for both terms. The court’s
    revocation and imposition of imprisonment in Galvan’s sec-
    ond felony case constitutes plain error, because the court was
    required by law to require that Galvan serve his sentences
    consecutively.
    [11] Generally, it is within a trial court’s discretion to
    direct that sentences imposed for separate crimes be served
    either concurrently or consecutively. 18 Such discretion applies
    equally to terms of imprisonment and terms of post-release
    supervision 19 and presumably includes discretion to make one
    form consecutive and the other concurrent. This is so even
    14
    Mays v. Midnite Dreams, 
    300 Neb. 485
    , 
    915 N.W.2d 71
    (2018).
    15
    Id. 16 State
    v. Kantaras, 
    294 Neb. 960
    , 
    885 N.W.2d 558
    (2016).
    17
    Id. 18 State
    v. Vanness, 
    300 Neb. 159
    , 
    912 N.W.2d 736
    (2018).
    19
    See
    id. See, also,
    State v. Peters, 
    231 Neb. 242
    , 
    435 N.W.2d 675
    (1989).
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    when offenses carry a mandatory minimum sentence, unless
    the statute requires that consecutive sentences be imposed. 20
    Here, Galvan was convicted of assault by a confined person,
    in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-932(1) (Reissue 2016).
    With regard to sentencing, § 28-932(2) provides: “Sentences
    imposed under subsection (1) of this section shall be con-
    secutive to any sentence or sentences imposed for violations
    committed prior to the violation of subsection (1) of this
    section . . . .” The use of the word “shall” in § 28-932(2)
    mandates consecutive sentencing. 21 In this matter, 1 month
    prior to his sentence in the assault by a confined person
    case, Galvan was sentenced on one count of operating a
    motor vehicle to avoid arrest. Under the plain language of
    § 28-932(2), the district court was required by law to order
    the assault by a confined person sentence to run consecutive
    to the prior sentence.
    In January 2018, the court ordered that Galvan serve his
    sentences consecutively. Because Galvan’s sentences were to
    be served consecutively, and a term of post-release supervi-
    sion was imposed as a part of each sentence, Galvan was
    required to serve the terms of post-release supervision con-
    secutively. Although post-release supervision remains a rela-
    tively new concept in Nebraska sentencing law, we have
    previously recognized that terms of post-release supervision
    may be served consecutively. For example, as relevant here, in
    State v. Vanness, 22 this court approved consecutive sentences
    of 12 months’ imprisonment and 9 months of post-release
    supervision and 10 months’ imprisonment and 9 months of
    post-release supervision. We described the later 9-month term
    of post-release supervision as “a period of 9 months of succes-
    sive and additional post[-]release supervision.” 23
    20
    Vanness, supra note 18.
    21
    See State v. Russell, 
    248 Neb. 723
    , 
    539 N.W.2d 8
    (1995).
    22
    Vanness, supra note 18.
    23
    Id. at 170,
    912 N.W.2d at 746.
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    When a consecutive sentence is imposed, the second sen-
    tence begins only upon the termination of the prior term of
    imprisonment. 24 A prisoner who receives multiple consecutive
    sentences does not serve all sentences simultaneously, but
    serves only one sentence at a time. 25 As referenced above,
    § 29-2268(2) provides: “If the court finds that a probationer
    serving a term of post-release supervision did violate a condi-
    tion of his or her post-release supervision, it may revoke the
    post-release supervision and impose on the offender a term
    of imprisonment . . . .” (Emphasis supplied.) According to
    the plain and ordinary meaning of § 29-2268(2), a court’s
    authority to revoke a probationer and impose a term of
    imprisonment extends only to the single term of post-release
    supervision that the probationer is serving, provided that the
    probationer has not otherwise been ordered to serve multiple
    terms concurrently.
    Our understanding that Galvan had not yet begun serv-
    ing his second term of post-release supervision is further
    confirmed by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2204.02(7)(d) (Reissue
    2016), which states that “[i]f the offender has been sen-
    tenced to two or more determinate sentences and one or
    more terms of post-release supervision, the offender shall
    serve all determinate sentences before being released on post-
    release supervision.” In this case, Galvan received determi-
    nate sentences of 2 years’ imprisonment for operating a motor
    vehicle to avoid arrest and 180 days’ imprisonment for assault
    by a confined person. Even though the split sentences were
    ordered to run consecutively, Galvan complied with the
    requirements of § 29-2204.02(7)(d) by completing the incar-
    ceration portion of his sentences before being released on
    post-release supervision. To hold otherwise would grant pris-
    oners sentenced to consecutive determinate sentences freedom
    
    24 U.S. v
    . Randall, 
    472 F.3d 763
    (10th Cir. 2006), citing Price v. State, 
    28 Kan. App. 2d 854
    , 
    21 P.3d 1021
    (2001).
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    from confinement during intervening periods of post-release
    supervision. 26 However, once the court revoked Galvan’s post-
    release supervision in his first case and sentenced him to a
    5-month term of imprisonment, he received another determi-
    nate sentence, and because the terms were ordered to run con-
    secutively, the court erred by not requiring him to complete
    serving the 5-month term of imprisonment in his first case
    before releasing him on post-release supervision in his second
    case. Under § 29-2204.02(7)(d), Galvan should not have been
    permitted to commence serving his second term of post-release
    supervision. Because Galvan was not serving his second term
    of post-release supervision, the court was not yet authorized
    to act upon that second term under § 29-2268(2). Galvan was
    required by law under § 28-932(2) to serve the terms of post-
    release supervision consecutively. The court’s revocation of
    Galvan’s second term of post-release supervision and imposi-
    tion of imprisonment for that term, prior to Galvan’s comple-
    tion of his first term, is plain error. This affected a substantial
    right of Galvan, and to leave this error uncorrected would
    amount to a miscarriage of justice. We therefore vacate the
    court’s revocation and imposition of imprisonment in Galvan’s
    assault by a confined person case.
    Because the court had no discretion regarding the consecu-
    tive nature of Galvan’s sentences, we need not address the issue
    of whether a court may in its discretion order terms of impris-
    onment imposed upon revocation to be served consecutively.
    No Abuse of Discretion
    Under § 29-2268(2)
    We next address Galvan’s argument that the court exceeded
    its statutory authority under § 29-2268(2), to the extent that it
    remains at issue. For purposes of calculating the “remaining
    period of post-release supervision” under § 29-2268(2), we
    consider only the time Galvan served on his first term of post-
    release supervision.
    26
    See State v. Malone, 
    928 S.W.2d 41
    (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995).
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    Regarding Galvan’s operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest
    conviction, a Class IV felony, he received the maximum sen-
    tence of 2 years’ imprisonment and 12 months’ post-release
    supervision. While there is limited information in our record
    regarding Galvan’s completion of the incarceration portion of
    his split sentence, it is undisputed that he began serving post-
    release supervision on October 10, 2018, and was originally
    scheduled to complete serving this term on October 10, 2019.
    The court revoked Galvan’s post-release supervision on April
    16, 2019. At that point, Galvan had served 188 days of the orig-
    inal term of 12 months, or 365 days, with 177 days remaining
    to be served. In addition, the parties agree that the district court
    correctly extended Galvan’s “remaining period of post-release
    supervision” by 70 days due to his period of abscondment.
    Therefore, at the time the court revoked Galvan’s post-release
    supervision, he had 247 days remaining to be served. As of
    Galvan’s sentencing on June 19, 2019, the court was authorized
    under § 29-2268(2) to impose a term of imprisonment up to
    February 21, 2020, or a term of 8 months 2 days. The court
    imposed a 5-month term of imprisonment in Galvan’s operating
    a motor vehicle to avoid arrest case.
    Galvan acknowledges that based on the calculation above,
    the court had the authority to impose a single 5-month term
    of imprisonment under § 29-2268(2). Because the maximum
    term of imprisonment under § 29-2268(2) applies to a single
    conviction, and because the court had the authority to impose a
    5-month term of imprisonment for Galvan’s operating a motor
    vehicle to avoid arrest conviction, Galvan’s argument is with-
    out merit.
    Credit for Time Served
    Here, Galvan contends the trial court was required to credit
    him for the 64 days he spent in custody awaiting sentencing
    after he had been revoked from post-release supervision. As a
    matter of statute and case law, we agree with Galvan.
    Neb. Rev. Stat. § 47-503(1) (Reissue 2010) provides credit
    for “time spent in jail as a result of the criminal charge for
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    which the jail term is imposed.” Galvan’s revocation from post-
    release supervision did not result in new criminal ­charges. 27
    The 64 days Galvan spent in confinement after he was revoked
    from post-release supervision was a result of the original crimi-
    nal charges.
    [12-14] The violation of probation is not itself a crime, but
    merely a mechanism which may trigger the revocation of a
    previously granted probation. 28 A motion to revoke probation
    is not a criminal proceeding. 29 A probation revocation hear-
    ing is considered a continuation of the original prosecution
    for which probation was imposed—in which the purpose is to
    determine whether a defendant has breached a condition of his
    or her existing probation, not to convict that individual of a
    new offense. 30 Accordingly, jail time after revocation of post-
    release supervision, a form of probation, constitutes continuing
    punishment for the crime for which post-release supervision
    was originally imposed.
    Postrevocation penalties are attributable to the original con-
    viction. 31 The post-release supervision portion of Galvan’s
    sentence included the contingency that he could be imprisoned
    if the post-release supervision was revoked. Galvan triggered
    that contingency when he violated the terms of post-release
    supervision and it was revoked, but he did not commit a
    new crime or receive a sentence on a new crime. The length
    of time Galvan spent in jail after revocation relates back to
    the sentence originally imposed for the criminal conviction. 32
    27
    See State v. Corkum, 
    224 N.C. App. 129
    , 
    735 S.E.2d 420
    (2012).
    28
    State v. Caniglia, 
    272 Neb. 662
    , 
    724 N.W.2d 316
    (2006); State v. Wragge,
    
    246 Neb. 864
    , 
    524 N.W.2d 54
    (1994); State v. Painter, 
    223 Neb. 808
    , 
    394 N.W.2d 292
    (1986).
    29
    In re Interest of Rebecca B., 
    280 Neb. 137
    , 
    783 N.W.2d 783
    (2010).
    30
    Id. 31 Johnson
    v. United States, 
    529 U.S. 694
    , 
    120 S. Ct. 1795
    , 
    146 L. Ed. 2d 727
    (2000).
    32
    See Medina v. State, 
    418 P.3d 861
    (Alaska App. 2018).
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    Therefore, § 47-503(1) applies to the time Galvan spent in jail
    after revocation.
    [15] Section 47-503 is intended to ensure that defendants
    receive all the credit against their jail sentence to which they
    are entitled—no less, and no more. 33 Presentence credit is
    to be applied only once when the defendant has multiple
    charges or multiple cases pending simultaneously. 34 Here,
    Galvan’s days of confinement have not been credited to any
    other sentence. That fact distinguishes this case from the
    jail time credit issue addressed in Phillips. 35 In that case,
    the defendant did not spend any time in jail after revocation
    and before sentencing under § 29-2268(2). Rather, the court
    revoked the probationer’s post-release supervision and sen-
    tenced him on the same day. The defendant requested credit
    for time spent in custody prior to revocation, but on appeal,
    we concluded that his confinement time was an aspect of
    the administration of his sentence of post-release supervi-
    sion, and not as a result of the original charge. 36 As such,
    the defendant’s confinement time was credited against his
    remaining term of post-release supervision. This is unlike
    the present case, in which Galvan’s confinement time has
    not been credited against his remaining term of post-release
    sentence or any other sentence. Failing to award Galvan jail
    time credit would be double punishment. 37
    It is worth noting that since our opinion in Phillips, the
    Legislature amended § 29-2268(2), operative September 1,
    2019, after Galvan’s June 2019 sentencing, to state that “[i]f a
    sentence of incarceration is imposed upon revocation of post-
    release supervision, the court shall grant jail credit for any days
    33
    State v. Harms, 
    304 Neb. 441
    , 
    934 N.W.2d 850
    (2019).
    34
    See, State v. Wills, 
    285 Neb. 260
    , 
    826 N.W.2d 581
    (2013); State v.
    Williams, 
    282 Neb. 182
    , 
    802 N.W.2d 421
    (2011).
    35
    Phillips, supra note 1.
    36
    Id. 37 See
    State v. Rawls, 
    219 N.J. 185
    , 
    97 A.3d 1142
    (2014).
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    spent in custody as a result of the post-release supervision,
    including custodial sanctions.”
    [16] We determine that Galvan is entitled to 64 days of jail
    time credit. When a court grants a defendant more or less credit
    for time served than the defendant actually served, that portion
    of the pronouncement of sentence is erroneous and may be
    corrected to reflect the accurate amount of credit as verified
    objectively by the record. 38 In addition to vacating a portion of
    the court’s sentencing order, as discussed above, we modify
    the order to reflect the correct number of days of credit for
    time served.
    CONCLUSION
    We vacate the 5-month term of imprisonment imposed upon
    revocation in Galvan’s assault by a confined person case.
    Galvan will not commence serving the post-release supervision
    term in his assault by a confined person case until he has com-
    pleted serving his post-release supervision term in his operat-
    ing a motor vehicle to avoid arrest case. We affirm the 5-month
    term of imprisonment imposed in Galvan’s operating a motor
    vehicle to avoid arrest case, as modified by crediting Galvan
    with 64 days of time served.
    Sentences affirmed in part as modified,
    and in part vacated.
    38
    State v. Clark, 
    278 Neb. 557
    , 
    772 N.W.2d 559
    (2009).