James Guzman v. State of Florida – Corrected Opinion

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC16-1711 ____________ JAMES GUZMAN, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. [February 22, 2018] CORRECTED OPINION PER CURIAM. James Guzman appeals his convictions for armed robbery and first-degree murder and sentence of death.1 For the following reasons, we affirm the convictions but vacate his death sentence and remand for a new penalty phase. 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.…