People v. Tipton

We granted leave to appeal and consolidated these cases to consider whether a trial court has authority to impose as a condition of probation a term of delayed imprisonment to be served during the final months of the probation period. In cause No. 53959 defendant Bill Tipton was convicted in the circuit court of Madison County of unlawful delivery of what was represented to be a controlled substance. He was sentenced to a period of two years’ probation subject to several conditions, including that he serve the last 60 days of his probation period in the county jail. No provision was made for…