Legal Opinion
Willie James Hodges v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided March 16, 2017No. SC14-878PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
Willie James Hodges appeals an order denying his motion to vacate a judgment of conviction of first-degree murder and a sentence of death under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed below, we affirm the postconviction court’s order as to Hodges’s conviction but vacate the death sentence and remand for a new penalty phase.
I. BACKGROUND
Hodges was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. On appeal, we affirmed the conviction and the death sentence. Hodges v. State, 55 So.3d 515, 519 (Fla.…
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