FRANKLIN v. STATE

No. SC13-1632.

209 So.3d 1241 (2016)

Richard P. FRANKLIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 23, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy Ann Daniels , Public Defender, and Nada Margaret Carey , Assistant Public Defender, Second Judicial Circuit, Tallahassee, FL, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, and Robert James Morris, III , Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, for Appellee.


This case is before the Court on appeal from a judgment of conviction of first-degree murder and a sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the conviction, vacate the sentence of death, and remand for a new capital sentencing proceeding.

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