State v. Thompson

After a conviction or a plea, the court has power: (1) to pronounce judgment and place it into immediate execution; (2) to pronounce judgment and suspend or stay its execution; (3) to continue prayer for judgment. State v. Griffin, 246 N.C. 680, 100 S.E. 2d 49. In this case, at the time of defendant’s pleas of guilty, the court followed procedure (1) in twelve of the cases; in the remaining eight cases, procedure (3). Since, in continuing prayer for judgment in the eight cases, the court imposed no terms or conditions, it had the right to impose judgment at any time within the specified…