Valencia v. State

OPINION

STEWART, Judge.

In December 2002, the superior court revoked Gilbert Henry Valencia’s probation in ease number 3KN-93-172 CR and sentenced Valencia to jail. The superior court acknowledged that, under our decision in Nygren v. State, 1 Valencia should receive credit against his sentence for the 437 days that he had previously spent in a court-ordered residential alcohol treatment program. However, Valencia argued that he should receive an additional “good time” credit of 146 days (ie., one-third of 437) — an amount equal to the good time credit to which he would have been entitled had…