GA 17-10-5 - GA 17-10-5

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Applicability of statutory restrictions on misdemeanor sentences. - Any active sentence imposed pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 17-10-5 would necessarily fall within any statutory restrictions on misdemeanor sentences. 1982 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U82-47. Mandatory language of former O.C.G.A. § 42-5-100 (d), which governed the crediting of earned time to misdemeanants confined to county correctional facilities, applied when a felon was sentenced to confinement in a county jail as a condition of probation. 1982 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U82-47 (decided prior to 1983 amendment of § 42-5-100 ). <h4...