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Suspended sentence

  • 10-06-2008 10:33am
    #1
    OctoberFall
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭


    Let me see if I've got this right. If somebody gets a "two-year suspended" sentence, does this mean they only serve the jail time if they reoffend during the two years? After that they're in the clear?


Comments

  • #2
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,808 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    Yes. If they commit a crime in the 2 year duration then the new crime and the old crime will all be counted during the new sentancing. ;)


  • #3
    OctoberFall
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭OctoberFall


    Ah, so effectively it's like a, "Well, we'll let you off this time, but..."


  • #4
    impr0v
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,647 ✭✭✭impr0v


    It's also worth noting that if somebody does commit an offence during the period of a suspended sentence and the court, as a result, decides to activate the suspended sentence, then any sentence received for the second offence will run consecutively to the reactivated sentence (as opposed to concurrently).


  • #5
    Croc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 341 ✭✭Croc


    It depends on the exact wording used by the judge, normally he will give a 2 year suspended sentence and suspend it for x period of time, say e.g. 1 year. In that case it can only be reactivated if he re offends with in the year and then they get a 2 year sentence. They also have to be brought back before the court to have it reactivated


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