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  2. Suspended sentence - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Probation - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Deferred sentence - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services System - Wikipedia

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    The bill provided for a suspension of a sentence, in U.S. District Court, and a sentence of probation. The bill also provided for compensation of $5 per diem for Federal Probation Officers. This first attempt did not pass and through 1909 to 1925 there were 34 bills introduced to establish federal probation law.

  6. Pueblo sheriff's medic and son get suspended sentence ... - AOL

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    A father and son were each given a one-year suspended sentence with supervised probation for brutally beating a man accused of assault in 2022.

  7. Judge orders suspended sentence for man in Albuquerque OƱate ...

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    Nov. 2—A man arrested in 2020 in connection with a shooting at a protest near the Juan de Oñate statue in Old Town was sentenced this week to two years of supervised probation, meaning he will ...

  8. Lifetime probation - Wikipedia

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    When the court provide a sentence to an adult offender, the judge may request a pre-sentence report which contains verified information regarding the defendant's circumstances, an assessment of the offender's behaviour as well as additional information relevant to sentencing in order to determine appropriate length of probation sentence. [5 ...

  9. What is a presidential pardon? How is it different than a ...

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    Additionally, a commutation of sentence may include the lifting of any financial obligations that are imposed as part of a sentence, such as a fine or restitution, and has no effect on a person's ...