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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 947
FLORIDA COMMISSION ON OFFENDER REVIEW; CONDITIONAL RELEASE; CONTROL RELEASE; PAROLE
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947.02 Florida Commission on Offender Review; members, appointment.—
(1) The members of the Florida Commission on Offender Review shall be directly appointed by the Governor and Cabinet. The appointments of members of the commission shall be certified to the Senate by the Governor and Cabinet for confirmation.
(2) If the Legislature decreases the membership of the commission, all commission member terms of office shall expire and new members of the commission must be appointed in accordance with subsection (1). Members appointed to the commission may be selected from incumbents.
History.—s. 1, ch. 20519, 1941; s. 2, ch. 65-453; s. 33, ch. 69-106; s. 31, ch. 74-112; s. 1, ch. 75-207; s. 5, ch. 78-417; ss. 24, 34, ch. 83-131; s. 37, ch. 86-183; ss. 16, 67, ch. 88-122; s. 17, ch. 89-531; s. 20, ch. 90-337; s. 1, ch. 93-2; s. 1, ch. 93-61; s. 324, ch. 96-410; s. 13, ch. 96-422; s. 1869, ch. 97-102; s. 42, ch. 2014-191; s. 19, ch. 2025-81.

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Cases Citing Statute 947.02

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Charles A. Damiano A/K/A Charles A. Damyn v. Florida Parole & Prob. Comm'n & Jim Smith, the Attorney Gen. of the State of Florida, 785 F.2d 929 (11th Cir. 1986).

Cited 70 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 23655

Commission discretion. See id. Section 947.002 specifically provides that parole is granted
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Daniels v. Florida Parole & Prob. Comm'n, 401 So. 2d 1351 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981).

Cited 32 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

parole solely by subjective standards. See Section 947.002(1). We also note that the Florida legislature
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Albert E. Paschal v. Louie L. Wainwright, Etc., 738 F.2d 1173 (11th Cir. 1984).

Cited 29 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 19632

capricious release [decisions].” Fla.Stat.Ann. § 947.002(1) (1983 Supp.). The legislature intended to establish
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Florida Parole & Prob. Com'n v. Paige, 462 So. 2d 817 (Fla. 1985).

Cited 14 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 10 Fla. L. Weekly 57, 1985 Fla. LEXIS 2879

arbitrary and capricious action by the Commission. § 947.002(1), Fla. Stat. (1981). *820 Section 947.165(1)
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Roberson v. Fla. Parole & Prob. Com'n, 444 So. 2d 917 (Fla. 1983).

Cited 13 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

set of standards applicable to parole matters. § 947.002, Fla. Stat. (1981). Despite this concerted effort
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Williams v. Florida Parole Com'n, 625 So. 2d 926 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993).

Cited 13 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 10537, 1993 WL 414240

Guidelines Act of 1978" that is, as stated in section 947.002, "to establish *938 an objective means for
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Mckahn v. Florida Parole & Prob., 399 So. 2d 476 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981).

Cited 13 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 20095

decided parole solely by subjective methods. See Section 947.002 and Daniels v. Florida Parole and Probation
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Battis v. Florida Parole & Prob. Comm'n, 386 So. 2d 295 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980).

Cited 9 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

evaluate the inmate. Our attention is directed to § 947.002(2), Florida Statutes, wherein the legislature
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State of Florida v. Budry Michel, 257 So. 3d 3 (Fla. 2018).

Cited 9 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

murder-"and the offender's past criminal record." § 947.002, Fla. Stat. If an offender convicted of first-degree
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Florida Parole Comm'n v. Spaziano, 48 So. 3d 714 (Fla. 2010).

Cited 7 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 582, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 1730, 2010 WL 4007636

governing parole in this state. We recognize that section 947.002, Florida Statutes (2009), titled "Intent,"
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Angelo Atwell v. State of Florida, 197 So. 3d 1040 (Fla. 2016).

Cited 7 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 244, 2016 WL 3010795, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 1124

and the offender’s past criminal record.” See § 947.002, Fla. Stat. (2015). Under this statutory scheme
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James v. Fla. Parole & Prob. Com'n, 395 So. 2d 197 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...1st DCA); and necessitates the reiteration of our holding in Battis in somewhat stronger terms. Chapter 947, Florida Statutes (1980), requires the Commission to establish a presumptive parole release date within a certain period of time for each entitled inmate. The chapter contemplates an objective system, Section 947.02, Fla....
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Gobie v. Florida Parole & Prob. Com'n, 416 So. 2d 838 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

arbitrary and capricious action by the Commission. § 947.002(1), Fla. Stat. (1981). Section 947.165(1), Fla
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Stephen Sultenfuss, Charles McMulling v. Wayne Snow, Jr., James T. Morris, Mobley Howell, Michael H. Wing, Bettye O. Hutchings, Michael J. Bowers, 7 F.3d 1543 (11th Cir. 1993).

Cited 4 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 28726, 1993 WL 444020

and shall not be considered a right.” Fla.Stat. § 947.002 (1985). There is no comparable statute in Georgia
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Jackson v. Florida Parole & Prob. Comm'n, 424 So. 2d 930 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 18424

record may be the best predictor of recidivism, § 947.002(2), Jackson's actions from over 10 years ago may
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Myers v. Florida Parole & Prob. Com'n, 705 So. 2d 1000 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 911, 1998 WL 39400

predictor is prior record. (emphasis added). § 947.002(2), Fla. Stat. (1997)(emphasis added). Mere arrests
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Tubb v. Florida Parole Com'n, 580 So. 2d 616 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 241, 1991 WL 3176

sentence is an act of grace extended by the state. § 947.002(6), Fla. Stat. (1989). Thus, even if the recalculation
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Florida Institutional Legal Servs., Inc. v. Parole & Prob. Comm'n Qualifications Comm., 419 So. 2d 714 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21125

120.54(5). We agree and dismiss the appeal. Section 947.02(1), Florida Statutes, provides for the creation
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William Deleon Perez v. State of Florida (Fla. 2d DCA 2023).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

...Rule 23.21-011 was in error. Chapter 23 governs the operations and procedures of the Florida Commission on Offender Review, a committee comprised of members appointed by the governor and cabinet who review state prison inmates' eligibility for parole. See § 947.02(1), Fla....
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Bundy v. Florida Parole & Prob. Comm'n, 419 So. 2d 1181 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21317

dates by purely subjective considerations. Section 947.002(1), Florida Statutes. The adoption of the Act
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William Deleon Perez v. State of Florida (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2023).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

prison inmates' eligibility for parole. See § 947.02(1), Fla. Stat. (2022). The Commission on Offender
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State of Florida v. Budry Michel (Fla. 2018).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

murder—“and the offender’s past criminal record.” § 947.002, Fla. Stat. If an offender convicted
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Lobo v. Florida Parole & Prob. Comm'n, 433 So. 2d 622 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 20091

similarly situated prisoners are eliminated. Section 947.002(1) provides: The present system lacks objective
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Rooks v. State, 224 So. 3d 272 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2017 WL 2960766, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 9962

offense and the offender’s past criminal record.” § 947.002, Fla. Stat. (2015). The hearing examiner may consider
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Hipke v. Parole & Prob. Comm'n, 380 So. 2d 494 (Fla. 2d DCA 1980).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 16036

of the inmate’s recidivist tendencies. See Section 947.002(2), Florida Statutes (1979). Nor did the Commission
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Robert Earl Howard v. Melinda N. Coonrod (11th Cir. 2025).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Argued: Nov 21, 2024

discretionary one. Com- pare Fla. Stat. § 947.002(5) (“It is the intent of the Legislature that

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