§ 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. […]
§ 16-90-117. Security to keep the peace or be of good behavior
(a) The court before which any person may be convicted of any criminal offense not punishable by death shall have power, in addition to the sentence prescribed or authorized by law, to require the person to give security to keep the peace or be of good behavior, or both, for any term not exceeding three […]
§ 16-90-102. Presentence officers
(a) Every judicial district shall have the authority to appoint one (1) or more presentence officers to make such reports to a circuit court as it deems desirable as to the past conduct of any defendant that appears before the circuit court. (b) (1) The appointment of presentence officers shall be in writing and entered […]
§ 16-90-103. Sentences without notice void
All sentences made, rendered, or pronounced by any of the courts of the state against anyone without actual or constructive notice, and all proceedings had under such sentences, shall be absolutely null and void.
§ 16-90-104. Commitment of women for felony
Women who are convicted of or who plead guilty to the commission of felonies may be committed to the Department of Corrections by any court of criminal jurisdiction.
§ 16-90-105. Verdict of guilty
(a) Upon the return of a verdict of guilty, if tried by a jury, or the finding of guilt if tried by the circuit court without a jury, sentence may be announced. (b) The judgment of the circuit court may be then and there entered for sentencing and the entry of the judgment may be […]
§ 16-90-106. Informed defendant for felony required
(a) Judgment shall not be rendered against a defendant in case of felony, except in his or her presence. If the defendant is in custody, he or she shall be brought into court by the proper officer, and if not in custody, a bench warrant similar to the bench warrant on indictments shall be issued […]
§ 16-90-107. Fixing of punishment generally
(a) When a jury finds a verdict of guilty and fails to agree on the punishment to be inflicted, or does not declare the punishment in its verdict, or if it assesses a punishment not authorized by law, and in all cases of a judgment on confession, the court shall assess and declare the punishment […]
§ 16-90-108. Fixing of punishment — Misdemeanor
(a) Whenever any person shall be convicted of a misdemeanor and the punishment for the offense is a fine, the judgment shall direct that the defendant be imprisoned until the fine and costs are paid. (b) (1) The person so convicted shall be incarcerated for a period not to exceed one (1) day for each […]
§ 16-90-109. Fixing of punishment — Conviction of two or more offenses
(a) If the defendant is convicted of two (2) or more offenses, the punishment of each of which is confinement, the judgment shall be so rendered that the punishment in one (1) case shall commence after the termination of it in the others. (b) When any person is convicted of more than one (1) offense, […]