Court of Appeals of Georgia March 25, 2005, A05A0840 (Elias v. State)

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Pleading guilty in 1997 to giving a false name to an officer,1 Julian Elias, a foreign national, filed no appeal but rather served his misdemeanor sentence of 12 months probation. Six years later, he moved the trial court to modify2 his now-completed sentence to a period of less than twelve months, so as to facilitate his efforts to become a naturalized citizen.