McLeod v. State

DANAHY, Chief Judge.

The defendant was convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The trial judge retained jurisdiction over twenty-five years of the defendant’s life sentence pursuant to section 947.-16(4), Florida Statutes (1985).

We hold that the trial judge erred in retaining jurisdiction over the life sentence because a life-span is immeasurable. Willis v. State, 447 So.2d 283 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983). We note, however, that since the defendant was convicted of a capital felony, he is required to serve no less than twenty-five years before becoming eligible for parole.…