Briggs v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
1Opinion of the Court
ELDER, Judge.
Melvin Briggs, Jr. (appellant) appeals the trial court’s July 11, 1994 decision to revoke his suspended sentence, which arose from a November 11, 1981 conviction for heroin possession. Appellant asserts (1) the trial court lacked jurisdiction to revoke his suspended sentence, and (2) the trial court failed to credit him with good behavior time earned during the original suspension period. Because the trial court committed no error, we affirm the judgment.
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FACTS
Appellant pleaded guilty to possession of heroin on November 24, 1981. On January 13, 1982, the trial court suspended…
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