suspension of sentence
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Black's (1910)
Definitions from Case Law
From 395 U.S. 683 - Noyd v. Bond · 1969Most cited · 517 citing opinions
Article 57(b) represents Congress' decision that even though a man is temporarily set at liberty, he should be given sentence credit unless he is sure that his freedom will not be curtailed at a later date without a plenary hearing
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
This term may mean either a withholding or postponing the sentencing of a prisoner after the conviction, or a postponing of the execution of the sentence after it has been pronounced. In the latter case, it may, for reasons addressing themselves to the. discretion of the court, be indefinite as to time, dr during the good bebavior of the prisoner. See People v. Webster, 14 Misc. Rep. 617, 36 N. Y. Supp. 745 ; In re Buchanan, 146 N. Y. 264, 40 N. E. 883.
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