Murray v. State

In his appeal from the summary denial of a motion for postconviction relief, appellant raises only one point which appears to have merit. He asserts that the court erred in retaining jurisdiction over one half of his sentence without informing him of this possibility prior to accepting his guilty plea.

In State v. Green, 421 So.2d 508, 510 (Fla.1982), our supreme court said that, “if a judge wishes to retain jurisdiction, a defendant must be advised, prior to pleading guilty or nolo contendere, that the court can retain jurisdiction over a part of the sentence.” In Crawford v. State, 438 So.2d…