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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.
A deferred adjudication, also known in some jurisdictions as an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal (ACOD), probation before judgment (PBJ), or deferred entry of judgment (DEJ), is a form of plea deal available in various jurisdictions, where a defendant pleads "guilty" or "no contest" to criminal charges in exchange for meeting certain requirements laid out by the court within an ...
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 ...
Sep. 20—A local man accused of threatening another man with a gun at an area bar last year received a deferred two-year sentence in Flathead County District Court earlier this month. Tuyen Quang ...
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Aug. 9—A Flathead County District Court judge gave a parent accused of threatening a school official last year a deferred two-year sentence on July 27. Tifani Marie Curtin, 42, pleaded guilty by ...
A deferred prosecution agreement (DPA), which is very similar to a non-prosecution agreement (NPA), [1] is a voluntary alternative to adjudication in which a prosecutor agrees to grant amnesty in exchange for the defendant agreeing to fulfill certain requirements.
Oct. 22—A Castle Rock man accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a bar in downtown Boulder in 2021 was given a deferred sentence and probation as part of a plea agreement. Joel Twambale, 36 ...