Case Name: James H. McRAE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1982-01-13
Citations: 408 So. 2d 775
Docket Number: No. 81-772
Parties: James H. McRAE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: BOARDMAN and OTT, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 408
Pages: 775–775

Head Matter:
James H. McRAE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 81-772.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Jan. 13, 1982.
Jerry Hill, Public Defender, Bartow, and Eula Tuttle Mason, Asst. Public Defender, St. Petersburg, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Deborah A. Osmond, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
HOBSON, Acting Chief Judge.
Appellant was convicted of attempted burglary. The trial judge retained jurisdiction over the first one-third of appellant's sentence pursuant to section 947.-16(3), Florida Statutes (1979). In Williams v. State, 374 So.2d 1086 (Fla.2d DCA 1979), this court held that section 947.16(3) does not apply to attempts.
The trial judge also recommended that appellant never be considered for parole. Such a recommendation is improper, because the granting of parole is within the sole discretion of the Parole and Probation Commission. § 921.21, Fla.Stat. (1979).
Accordingly, the judgment and sentence is affirmed, but the retention of jurisdiction over the sentence pursuant to section 947.-16(3) and the judge's recommendation concerning parole are hereby stricken.
BOARDMAN and OTT, JJ., concur.