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STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 59451.

397 So.2d 663 (1981)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. John Thomas WILLIAMS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 9, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Miguel A. Olivella, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for petitioner.

Hugh A. Carithers, Jr., of Sheppard & Carithers, Jacksonville, for respondent.

OVERTON, Justice.

The First District Court of Appeal has certified for our review the following question as one of great public importance:

Does the retention of jurisdiction by a trial judge and denial of release through gain time pursuant to § 947.16, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1978), constitute an ex post facto application of the law when the crimes were committed prior to the statute's effective date?

Williams v. State,

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