CHATMAN v. STATE

No. 79-1441.

393 So.2d 557 (1980)

Samuel CHATMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied February 25, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Tatjana Ostapoff and Jon May, Asst. Public Defenders, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Mark Horn, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a judgment and sentence following appellant's conviction for second degree murder.

Among the points raised on appeal is a challenge to the constitutionality of Section 947.16(3), Florida Statutes (1979) which authorizes the trial court to retain jurisdiction over a defendant sentenced to imprisonment for the first one-third of the term of imprisonment. However, the record reveals and the appellant concedes that absolutely...

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