YOUNG, C.J.
The issue to be determined in this case is whether MCL 771.1(2) divests a sentencing judge of jurisdiction if a defendant is not sentenced within one year after the imposition of a delayed sentence. We hold that it does not.
The unambiguous language of the statute provides that the court may delay sentencing "for not more than 1 year to give the defendant an opportunity to prove to the court his or her eligibility for probation or other leniency...
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