Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OFTHEATTORNEY GENERAL. STATE OFnx*r JOHN CORNYN July 7,200O The Honorable Charles D. Penick Opinion No. JC-0246 Criminal District Attorney Bastrop County Re: Amount of credit for time served in a county 804 Pecan Street jail for failure to pay a tine assessed for a Class C Bastrop, Texas 78602 misdemeanor (RQ-0184-JC) Dear Mr. Penick: You have requested our opinion regarding the amount of credit that should be awarded to a convicted defendant for time served in a county jail for failure to pay a tine assessed for a Class C misdemeanor. Pursuant to article 45.048 of the Code of Criminal…