Lowe v. Florida Parole & Probation Commission

On appeal from a determination by the Parole and Probation Commission setting petitioner James Lowe’s presumptive parole release date (PPRD), he raises a number of points which merit consideration with regard to the manner in which the date has been calculated.

Petitioner was convicted of “attempted robbery” (Case No. 79-18326), and in a separate case, he was convicted of “attempted robbery with a deadly weapon” and other charges (Case No. 79-19701).

In determining Lowe’s PPRD, the Commission correctly assigned him a salient factor score of seven due to various considerations, including a very…