People v. Young

This case presents question as to whether Appellate Court properly refused to address on jurisdictional grounds defendant’s claim on appeal that trial court erred in denying his petition for post-conviction relief alleging that trial court had improperly failed to credit him with 183 days for time spent committed as unfit person. Appellate Court determined that instant request for presentence custody credit under section 5-8-7 of Unified Code of Corrections, 730 ILCS 5/5/-8-7, cannot be raised for first time on appeal from post-conviction proceedings. Moreover, Appellate Court observed that defendant may petition trial court to correct any non-substantial matters of inadvertence or mistake.