--decisions must be well documented, and the specialists must be able to defend his/her opinions. All these specific rules underline the fact that professional judgment must be exercised in those situations when the law and regulations don't give a solution.
So we waited our 90 days for any appeals, sentencing was scheduled for January and it got postponed because the parole office was back logged, rescheduled for February, got postponed again because the DA had to have a medical procedure done.
1 Put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone: they deferred the decision until February. More example sentences. Synonyms. 1  The Government decision to defer the programme is to be hailed..1 Law (Of a judge) postpone (a sentence) so that the circumstances or conduct of the defendant can be further assessed: the judge deferred sentence until 5 April for background reports. More example sentences. 1  Sentence was deferred for reports until June 5 and they were remanded in custody.