§ 16-90-118. Duty of court to report to Division of Correction
(a) Whenever any person is sentenced to the Division of Correction, it shall be the duty of the court before which he or she has been convicted to cause to be made and transmitted to the agent of the division a short report of the circumstances attending the offense, particularly those which tended to aggravate […]
§ 16-90-119. Confiscation of deadly weapons
(a) When any person is convicted of any homicide, burglary, robbery, assault with intent to kill, assault with a deadly weapon, battery, or any other felony involving a deadly weapon, the court in which the person is convicted may confiscate the deadly weapons involved in the offense and may by court order either: (1) Transfer […]
§ 16-90-120. Felony with firearm
(a) Any person convicted of any offense that is classified by the laws of this state as a felony who employed any firearm of any character as a means of committing or escaping from the felony, in the discretion of the sentencing court, may be subjected to an additional period of confinement in the Division […]
§ 16-90-121. Second or subsequent felony with firearm
Any person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to a second or subsequent felony involving the use of a firearm shall be sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment of ten (10) years in the Division of Correction without eligibility of parole or community correction transfer but subject to reduction […]
§ 16-90-122. Post-conviction release of nonviolent offenders
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any circuit judge may authorize the temporary release of an offender in the county sheriff’s custody who has: (1) Been found guilty of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a nonviolent felony offense in circuit court; and (2) Been sentenced to a term of […]
§ 16-90-113. Fixing of punishment — Judgment for costs
(a) In judgments against the defendant, a judgment for costs shall be rendered in addition to the other punishment. This judgment shall be taxed by the clerk and shall be for the benefit of the officers rendering the service. (b) In case of failure by the defendant to pay the costs, they shall be paid […]
§ 16-90-114. Postponement of sentence
(a) In any case where the pronouncement of final judgment and sentence shall have been postponed, all costs shall be considered due and payable just as if the sentence and judgment had been pronounced. (b) It is the intention of this section that the postponement, so far as liability for costs is concerned, shall be […]
§ 16-90-115. Suspension of sentence
(a) All courts of record, district courts, and city courts in this state shall have the authority to suspend the imposition of sentences or the imposition of fines, or both, in all criminal cases pending before the courts unless specifically prohibited by law. (b) (1) At any time before a court has entered a judgment […]
§ 16-90-116. Taking of bond or note for misdemeanor fine and costs
(a) Whenever any person is convicted of a misdemeanor by any court or justice of the peace and gives security for the fine and costs adjudged against him or her, the county sheriff or other officer taking the security shall forthwith file the bond or note so taken with the clerk of the court or […]
§ 16-90-101. Arrest of judgment
(a) A motion in arrest of judgment is an application on the part of the defendant that no judgment be rendered upon a verdict against him or her or on a plea of guilty. (b) The motion may be made at any time before judgment, or after judgment during the same term of the court. […]