Taylor v. Jones

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The Supreme Court granted Petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, vacated his sentence of death, and remanded the case to the circuit court for a new penalty phase. Petitioner’s death sentence, which his penalty phase jury recommended by a vote of ten to two, became final in 2004. Petitioner petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus seeking relief under Hurst v. Florida, 136 S. Ct. 616 (2016) and Hurst v. State, 202 So. 3d 40 (Fla. 2016). The Supreme Court held (1) Hurst applies retroactively to Petitioner; and (2) Petitioner’s death sentence violates Hurst, and the error is not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. View "Taylor v. Jones" on Justia Law