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RIGTERINK v. STATE

No. SC05-2162.

2 So.3d 221 (2009)

Thomas William RIGTERINK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

January 30, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrea M. Norgard and Robert A. Norgard of Norgard and Norgard, Bartow, FL, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, and Scott A. Browne, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, FL, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Thomas William Rigterink appeals his convictions for first-degree murder and sentences of death. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons provided in our analysis, we reverse Rigterink's convictions and sentences and remand for a new capital proceeding.

I. BACKGROUND

This case involves the stabbing and murder of Jeremy Jarvis and Allison Sousa, which occurred in a in a dual-use

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