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Current as of June 08, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Sec. 2.2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), (c), (d), or (e), the court may suspend any part of a sentence for a felony.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), if a person is convicted of a Level 2 felony or a Level 3 felony, except a Level 2 felony or a Level 3 felony concerning a controlled substance under IC 35-48-4, and has any prior unrelated felony conviction, the court may suspend only that part of a sentence that is in excess of the minimum sentence for the:
(1) Level 2 felony; or
(2) Level 3 felony.
(c) If:
(1) a person has a prior unrelated felony conviction for dealing in a controlled substance that is not marijuana, hashish, hash oil, or salvia divinorum; and
(2) the person is convicted of a Level 2 felony under IC 35-48-4-1.1 or IC 35-48-4-1.2;
the court may suspend only that part of a sentence that is in excess of the minimum sentence for the Level 2 felony.
(d) If a person:
(1) is convicted of dealing in heroin as a Level 2 or Level 3 felony under IC 35-48-4-1 or IC 35-48-4-2; and
(2) has a prior unrelated felony conviction;
the court may suspend only that part of a sentence that is in excess of the minimum sentence for the Level 2 or Level 3 felony.
(e) The court may suspend only that part of a sentence for murder or a Level 1 felony conviction that is in excess of the minimum sentence for murder or the Level 1 felony conviction.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure § 35-50-2-2.2 - last updated June 08, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-35-criminal-law-and-procedure/in-code-sect-35-50-2-2-2.html
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