Case Name: Gerald Andre SHIFLET, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2012-03-28
Citations: 84 So. 3d 401
Docket Number: No. 4D10-5359
Parties: Gerald Andre SHIFLET, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: WARNER, STEVENSON and CONNER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 84
Pages: 401–401

Head Matter:
Gerald Andre SHIFLET, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D10-5359.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
March 28, 2012.
Gerald Andre Shiflet, Avon Park, pro se.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Katherine Y. Mclntire, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In 1980, Gerald Shiflet was sentenced to 150 years in prison, with the trial court retaining jurisdiction over the first third of that sentence pursuant to section 947.16, Florida Statutes. In this appeal, Shiflet challenges an order denying his motion asking the trial court for early termination of its retained jurisdiction. We treat the instant appeal as a petition for writ of certiorari and deny the same without prejudice to the trial court's right to terminate its retained jurisdiction should the parole board order early release. See Blackwelder v. State, 647 So.2d 991 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994).
WARNER, STEVENSON and CONNER, JJ., concur.