19.2-300 - Deferring for mental examination sentence of person convicted of offense indicating sexual abnormality. - Virginia Statutes

§ 19.2-300. Deferring for mental examination sentence of person convicted ofoffense indicating sexual abnormality.

In the case of the conviction in any circuit court of any person for anycriminal offense which indicates sexual abnormality, the trial judge may onhis own initiative, or shall upon application of the attorney for theCommonwealth, the defendant, or counsel for defendant or other person actingfor the defendant, defer sentence until the report of a mental examinationconducted as provided in § 19.2-301 of the defendant can be secured to guidethe judge in determining what disposition shall be made of the defendant.

(Code 1950, § 53-278.2; 1950, p. 897; 1970, c. 62; 1975, c. 495; 1990, c.697.)