People v. Laster

After a bench trial, defendant, Kerry Laster, was found guilty of burglary. The trial court subsequently sentenced him to a term of three years, and fined him $90 in costs and $20 for victim compensation. Prior to conviction, defendant had served 15 days in jail on this bailable offense, and the trial court credited that time against his term of imprisonment. On appeal, defendant’s sole contention is that he is entitled to a credit of $75 on his fine, as he was imprisoned for 15 days on a bailable offense.

Section 110 — 14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 provides in pertinent part…