Stay of Probation upon Appeal

Published for NC Criminal Law on March 18, 2014.

When a person is convicted and sentenced, the sentence generally starts right away. G.S. 15A-1353(a). The judge can delay the start of the sentence, as discussed in this prior post, but that is the exception to the rule. About the only other thing that can put the brakes on the start of a sentence is ... Read more

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