Donovan v. Moore

OVERTON, Senior Justice.

Richard Joseph Donovan has petitioned this Court for a writ of mandamus. We have jurisdiction. See Art. V, section 3(b)(8), Fla. Const.

This is a gain time case related to our decision in State v. Lancaster, 687 So.2d 1299 (Fla.1997), which was vacated by the United States Supreme Court. See Lancaster v. Florida, 522 U.S. 801, 118 S.Ct. 37, 139 L.Ed.2d 5 (1997). On remand, we reconsidered the case in light of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Lynce v. Mathis, 519 U.S. 433, 117 S.Ct. 891, 137 L.Ed.2d 63 (1997), and decided it in accordance with that decision.…