If the judge agrees that it is in the best interest of justice and in your best interest, the judge may institute a probationary period in lieu of a judgment of guilt and imposition of sentence. If you are convicted of a crime not punishable by death or life in prison, either misdemeanor or felony, have never before been convicted of a felony, and have never before been granted a suspended imposition of sentence by any other state, you are entitled by law to ask the sentencing judge for a suspended imposition of sentence. Suspended Imposition of Sentence (Suspended Imp) The second alternative, the topic of next month’s blog, is Drug Court, which requires a guilty judgment, but removes the plea from a permanent record upon successful completion.
The first alternative to sentencing is called Suspended Imposition of Sentence, which does not require a judgment of guilt and may be used in certain cases for both a felony and a misdemeanor crime. In the state of South Dakota, if you have committed a crime, there exist two methods by which you may be able to avoid the imposition of a sentence and eventually have that crime removed from your permanent record. South Dakota Alternatives to Sentencing Part 1 South Dakota Alternatives to Sentencing: Suspended Imposition of Sentence
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