39 Va. App. 511 - McFarland v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Marshall v. Commonwealth · Grant v. Commonwealth · 19 Va. App. 119 - Carbaugh v. Commonwealth · 11 Va. App. 575 - Singleton v. Commonwealth · 29 Va. App. 172 - Hartless v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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“Code § 19.2-303 permits the trial court, after conviction, to “suspend imposition of sentence or suspend the [execution of] sentence in whole or part and in addition [to] place the accused on probation.” (Emphasis added.) Section 19.2-304 deals with probation only and permits the court to increase or decrease the period of probation or modify any condition of probation____ [Code § 19.2-303] also permits the court under specified circumstances to suspend or otherwise modify the unserved portion of a sentence and place the defendant on probation.... Consequently, we see the statutes as distinguishing between a suspension, ... on the one hand, and probation, on the other hand.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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