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title: O.C.G.A. § 42-8-39. Suspension of sentence does not place defendant on probation.
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# O.C.G.A. § 42-8-39. Suspension of sentence does not place defendant on probation.

In all criminal cases in which the defendant is found guilty or in which a plea of guilty or of nolo contendere is entered and in which the court after imposing sentence further provides that the execution of the sentence shall be suspended, such provision shall not have the effect of placing the defendant on probation as provided in this article.

## History

Ga. L. 1956, p. 27, § 13; Ga. L. 1960, p. 1148, § 2; Ga. L. 1965, p. 413, § 4; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 4-1/HB 310.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 6-1/HB 310, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective July 1, 2015, and shall apply to sentences entered on or after such date.”

## Law Reviews

For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 231 (2015).