Even a first DUI in Georgia mandates jail time. However, the venue for your case can greatly affect the severity of sentence. Because your prior was reduced, the new case technically is a 1st DUI, requiring only minimum 1st DUI sentence parameters. However, as pointed out by several attorneys herein, both the prosecutor and judge will be less inclined to allow a bargain on your case, and more likely to give a harsher sentence due to the prior arrest, albeit a reduced outcome on the prior....