8.2.3.030 Conviction and Sentencing

Within a reasonable time or immediately after a plea of guilty, a finding of the guilt by the Court, or a verdict of guilty by the jury, and after such pre-sentencing investigation as the Court may direct, the Court shall sentence the defendant in its discretion pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Code, and deliver to the Law Enforcement Officer a signed copy of the final commitment. The judgment of conviction shall state the charge, the plea, the verdict and the sentence. The judgment shall be signed by the Judge and entered in the official records by the Clerk. The final commitment shall direct that the prisoner be held in custody until the prisoner has satisfied the sentence according to law, or be held in suspension provided the convicted person follows a course of treatment and rehabilitation or other order of the Court.