Self v. State

Stephen Self petitions this court for a writ of certiorari to review an appellate decision of the circuit court in and for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. The question presented is whether a defendant facing a mandatory jail sentence may receive credit against that sentence for time served in a voluntary alcoholic rehabilitation program. We find that the circuit court was correct in disapproving such credit and deny the petition for certiorari.

Self was convicted in county court of driving under the influence of alcohol. Because the conviction was Self’s second within three years, the county…