COWARD v. STATE

No. 84-1722.

465 So.2d 641 (1985)

Carl COWARD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

March 22, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bartow, and Amelia G. Brown, Asst. Public Defender, Tampa, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Theda James Davis, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


SCHEB, Judge.

Defendant pled nolo contendere to a charge of robbery with a firearm. The trial judge adjudicated the defendant guilty and sentenced him to seven years imprisonment with a three year mandatory sentence. Defendant was sentenced under the sentencing guidelines. The trial court retained jurisdiction over one-third of the defendant's term under section 947.16(3), Florida Statutes (1983).

A trial court cannot retain jurisdiction over a defendant in...

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