& SC15-767 Lancelot Uriley Armstrong v. State of Florida & Lancelot Uriley Armstrong v. Julie L. Jones, etc.

William Kopsho appeals an order of the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court denying his motion to vacate his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death, filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851, and petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), (9), Fla. Const. For the following reasons, we vacate Kopsho’s sentence and remand for a new penalty phase. See Hurst v. State, 202 So.3d 40, 69 (Fla. 2016).

The facts of this case were presented in this Court’s opinion on direct appeal. See Kopsho v. State, 84 So.3d 204, 209-10 (Fla.…