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OWEN v. STATE

No. 82-342.

441 So.2d 1111 (1983)

Paul OWEN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied December 21, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Robin H. Greene, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Penny H. Brill and William P. Thomas, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellee.

Before HENDRY, BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.

FERGUSON, Judge.

Appellant was charged with first-degree murder. A jury rejected his defense of self-defense and returned a verdict for second-degree murder. The court imposed a sixty-year sentence, then enhanced it by retaining jurisdiction to veto parole during the first one-third of the sentence pursuant to Section 947.16, Florida Statutes (1981).1 As justification for the retention of jurisdiction, which justification must be stated...

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