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In criminal law, a sentence is the punishment for a crime ordered by a trial court after conviction in a criminal procedure, [1] normally at the conclusion of a trial. A sentence may consist of imprisonment, a fine, or other sanctions.
The guidelines allow the following types of sentences in Zone B of the Sentencing Table: a sentence of probation with a condition of community confinement or home detention, a split sentence, and a sentence of imprisonment.
Popularly, "sentence" refers to the jail or prison time ordered after conviction, as in "his sentence was 10 years in state prison." Technically, a sentence includes all fines,...
Custodial sentencing orders. A custodial sentence involves going to prison. The court can also set a parole eligibility or release date, depending on the offence. Imprisonment —Time in prison with a conviction recorded. The maximum prison term depends on the offence.
A suspended sentence is a sentence on conviction for a criminal offence, the serving of which the court orders to be deferred in order to allow the defendant to perform a period of probation.
Serving a sentence in prison or, if a special type of court order is made (intensive correction order), by way of intensive correction in the community. A sentence of imprisonment is also served in the community if the court orders it to be suspended for a period of time.
What is a sentence? A sentence is the punishment a judge or magistrate decides should be given to someone who has been convicted of a crime. It comes at the end of a prosecution. After a crime occurs, and the police arrest and charge someone, the Crown Prosecution Service decides whether to take them to court.
