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Judicial Deferral under Tennessee Law

By Baker Associates

Tennessee criminal defense lawyers assist clients in East Tennessee charged with all types of charges, from traffic violations to complicated felonies like homicide. No two cases are the same, and each case has a unique set of facts associated with it. Depending on the circumstances, the court may defer proceedings against a qualified defendant. This is sometimes referred to as a "deferred plea" in Tennessee. According to Tennessee law, the court may defer further proceedings against a qualified defendant and place the defendant on probation upon such reasonable conditions as it may require without entering a judgment of guilty and with the consent of the qualified defendant. The deferral shall be for a period of time not less than the period of the maximum sentence for the misdemeanor with which the person is charged, or not more than the period of the maximum sentence of the felony with which the person is charged...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on February 20, 2008 (boomark / email).