Similarly, statutory interpretation presents a question of law, which an appellate court reviews independently of the lower court.State v. Wines, 308 Neb. 468, 954 N.W.2d 893 (2021).
Id.State v. Wines , 308 Neb. 468, 954 N.W.2d 893 (2021).
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. State v. Wines, 308 Neb. 468, 954 N.W.2d 893 (2021).
When interpreting a statute, the starting point and focus of the inquiry is the meaning of the statutory language, understood in context. State v. Wines, 308 Neb. 468, 954 N.W.2d 893 (2021).
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. State v. Wines, 308 Neb. 468, 954 N.W.2d 893 (2021).
See State v. Custer, 292 Neb. 88, 871 N.W.2d 243 (2015) (presentence credit for time served is applied only once; when consecutive sentences are imposed for two or more offenses, periods of presentence incarceration may be credited only against aggregate of all terms imposed). See, also, State v. Wines, 308 Neb. 468, 954 N.W.2d 893 (2021) (when concurrent sentences are imposed, credit is applied once, and credit applied once, in effect, is applied against each concurrent sentence).
When concurrent sentences are imposed, the credit is applied once, and the credit applied once, in effect, is applied against each concurrent sentence. State v. Wines, 308 Neb. 468, 954 N.W.2d 893 (2021).