Case Name: Joseph SELLERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1982-11-10
Citations: 421 So. 2d 782
Docket Number: No. 82-254
Parties: Joseph SELLERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: GRIMES, A.C.J., and CAMPBELL, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 421
Pages: 782–782

Head Matter:
Joseph SELLERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 82-254.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Nov. 10, 1982.
Jerry Hill, Public Defender, and William H. Pasch, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
SCHEB, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to sixty years in prison with the trial judge retaining jurisdiction over the first one-third of appellant's sentence.
The sole issue before us is whether section 947.16(3), Florida Statutes (1981) is unconstitutional. The statute provides for the entry of an order retaining jurisdiction over the offender for certain enumerated crimes and requires the trial judge to state the justification with individual particularity for retaining jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of the trial judge is limited to the first third of the sentence imposed.
Appellant's contention that the statute is unconstitutional has been previously addressed and rejected by the Florida Supreme Court in Borden v. State, 402 So.2d 1176 (Fla.1981). See also Arnett v. State, 397 So.2d 330 (Fla. 1st DCA), cert. denied, 408 So.2d 1092 (Fla.1981). Accordingly, we affirm appellant's conviction and sentence.
GRIMES, A.C.J., and CAMPBELL, J., concur.