Florida Department of Corrections v. McMillan C. Gould

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2022-1207 ____________ FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Petitioner, vs. MCMILLAN C. GOULD, Respondent. November 14, 2024 PER CURIAM. Because the First District Court of Appeal announced a new rule of law in conflict with decisions of another district court of appeal, we accepted jurisdiction to resolve the resulting conflict. 1,2 1. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. 2. “ ‘Express and direct conflict’ is a strict standard that requires either [1] the announcement of a conflicting rule of law or [2] the application of a rule of law in a manner that…