William J. Plott v. State of Florida

This Court’s conflict jurisdiction under article V, section 3(b)(3) of the Florida Constitution requires that the decision on *96review “actually ‘expressly and directly1 conflict[ ]” with a decision from this Court or another district court. State v. Vickery, 961 So.2d 309, 312 (Fla.2007); see Reaves v. State, 485 So.2d 829, 830 (Fla.1986) (“Conflict between decisions must be express and direct, i.e., it must appear within the four corners of the majority decision.”). That is, the courts must reach opposite holdings based on the same or closely similar controlling facts. Crossley v. State, 596…