HARRIS v. STATE

No. SC00-1598.

843 So.2d 856 (2003)

Roger Stewart HARRIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 27, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Taylor, Jr., Orlando, FL, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, and Barbara J. Yates, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

We have on appeal the judgment and sentence of the trial court finding Roger Stewart Harris guilty of first-degree murder and imposing the death penalty. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed below, we affirm Harris's conviction but vacate his sentence of death and remand for a new penalty phase proceeding.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

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