§ 12-19-8 - Suspension of sentence and probation by superior or district court. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 12-19-8

   § 12-19-8  Suspension of sentence andprobation by superior or district court. – (a) Except where the suspension of sentence shall otherwise be prohibited bylaw, whenever any defendant shall appear for sentence before the superior ordistrict court, the court may impose a sentence and suspend the execution ofthe sentence, in whole or in part, or place the defendant on probation withoutthe imposition of a suspended sentence. The suspension shall place thedefendant on probation for the time and on any terms and conditions that thecourt may fix.

   (b) The period of probation, where no sentence is imposed orwhere sentence is entirely suspended, may be for any period up to the maximumtime of sentence provided by applicable statutes. Where sentence is imposed andsuspended in part, the term ordered to be served and the period of probationtogether shall not exceed the maximum time of sentence provided by applicablestatutes.