Davis v. State

Pope, Judge.

Appellant tendered a plea of guilty to two charges of driving under the influence of alcohol. The trial court sentenced appellant to a twelve-month jail term on each charge to be served concurrently. Further, the court ordered appellant to pay a fine of $1,000 on each charge. Finally, the court stated, “[A]s long as these fines have remained unpaid . . . you will not get credit for good time until those fines have been paid.”

1. On appeal, appellant argues that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to order that “good-time credit” be withheld from him until the fines were paid. OCGA…