Collins v. Com.

RUSSELL, Senior Justice.

This appeal involves the distinction between the suspension of sentence and probation in a criminal case as well as the implied condition of good behavior pertaining to both.

On June 29, 2001, in the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk, Deion Collins was convicted of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of Code § 18.2-248.1 and was sentenced to two years incarceration plus a fine. The court suspended one year and nine months of the sentence upon the condition that he report to jail on July 13, 2001, to begin serving the unsuspended 3-month…