CODE OF VIRGINIA

WHEN AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND SENTENCE MAY BE EXERCISED; DEDUCTION OF CERTAIN TIME
FROM SENTENCE (§ 20-77)

The authority of the court to suspend sentences under §§ 20-72 to 20-79 may be
exercised at any time after conviction and before the completion of the
sentence, and as often as the court may deem advisable and to the best interests
of the parties, provided that such period or periods of time as may be actually
served by the defendant shall be allowed against and deducted from the original
sentence.

HISTORY: Code 1919, § 1939; 1932, p. 467; 1940, p. 477; 1974, c. 464.