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A suspended sentence is a sentence on conviction for a criminal offence, the serving of which the court orders to be deferred in order to allow the defendant to perform a period of probation. If the defendant does not break the law during that period and fulfills the particular conditions of the probation, the sentence is usually considered ...
Suspension of judgment is used in civil law to indicate a court's decision to nullify a civil judgment. Motions to set aside judgments entered in civil cases in the United States district courts are governed by Rule 60 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which opens with the statement, "On motion and just terms, the court may relieve a party or its legal representative from a final ...
A deferred sentence is a sentence that is suspended until after a defendant has completed a period of probation.If the defendant fulfills the stipulations surrounding probation, a judge may then throw out the sentence and guilty plea, clearing the incident from their record.
Feb. 22—A 57-year-old man accused of taking a wooden bat to his ex-girlfriend in Marion last year received a suspended jail sentence in Flathead County District Court earlier this month.
Jul. 12—A 48-year-old Joplin man was granted a suspended sentence and probation when he pleaded guilty this week to a reduced offense on felony drug and firearm charges. Ruben R. Blanco pleaded ...
Apr. 1—A judge granted an Oklahoma man a suspended sentence and probation Monday in Jasper County Circuit Court on a felony conviction for assaulting his Carthage girlfriend. Judge Dean ...
Probation in criminal law is a period of supervision over an offender, ordered by the court often in lieu of incarceration. In some jurisdictions, the term probation applies only to community sentences ( alternatives to incarceration ), such as suspended sentences . [ 1 ]
Sep. 28—A Carl Junction man received a suspended imposition of sentence this week when he pleaded guilty to a harassment charge in a felony weapon and domestic assault case. Kevin L. Trolinger ...