(a) The trial judge shall possess the power, at any time within the maximum time that was directed and ordered by the court for the suspension, in accordance with § 40-35-311, to revoke the suspension. The trial judge may order the original judgment to be in full force and effect from the date of the revocation of the suspension and may give credit against the original judgment by the amount of time the defendant has successfully served on probation and suspension of sentence prior to the violation or a portion of that amount of time. If the trial judge revokes the suspension due to conduct by the defendant that resulted in a conviction against the defendant during the defendant’s period of probation, then the trial judge may order that the term of imprisonment imposed by the original judgment be served consecutively to any sentence that was imposed upon the conviction.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-35-310

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(b) In addition to the power to restore the original judgment, which may be reduced by an amount of time not to exceed the amount of time the defendant has successfully served on probation and suspension of sentence prior to the violation, when suspension of sentence is revoked, the trial judge may also resentence the defendant for the remainder of the unexpired term to a sentence of probation, including the condition of participating in a community-based alternative to incarceration as provided in § 40-35-104(c)(9); provided, that the violation of the defendant’s suspension of sentence is a technical one and does not involve the commission of a new offense.
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