Cecil Shyron King v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida
1Per curiam
Cecil Shyron King appeals the postconviction court's order denying in part 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), (9), Fla. Const. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the postconviction court's order denying King's guilt phase claims, vacating King's sentence of death, and remanding for a new penalty phase based on Hurst v. State ( Hurst ), 202 So.3d 40 (Fla. 2016), cert. denied , --- U.S. ----, 137 S.Ct. 2161 , 198 L.Ed.2d 246 (2017).
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