§ 35-38-4-6 — Stay of execution of sentence

Indiana § 35-38-4-6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 38: PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING DISMISSAL,
• Ch. 4: Appeals

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(a) An appeal to the supreme court or to the
court of appeals from a judgment of conviction does not stay the
execution of the sentence, unless:
(1) the punishment is to be death; or
(2) the judgment is for a fine and costs (including fees) only, in
which case the execution of the sentence may be stayed by an
order of the court.
(b) If the punishment is to be imprisonment and a fine and costs
(including fees), the execution of the sentence as to the fine and costs
(including fees) only may be stayed by the court.
(c) In the case of an appeal from a judgment in a capital case, the
order of suspension must specify the day until which the execution of
the sentence is stayed.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.106-2010, SEC.13.