James Guzman v. State of Florida

James Guzman appeals his convictions for armed robbery and first-degree murder and sentence of death. For the following reasons, we affirm the convictions but vacate his death sentence and remand for a new penalty phase.

*150 I. BACKGROUND

In September 1992, James Guzman was convicted for the August 10, 1991, armed robbery and first-degree murder of David Colvin and was subsequently sentenced to death for the murder conviction. On direct appeal, we reversed Guzman's convictions and remanded the case for a new trial, holding that Guzman's right to conflict-free counsel was violated because his…