Vahtiece Alfonzo Kirkman v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC16-808 ____________ VAHTIECE ALFONZO KIRKMAN, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. [January 11, 2018] PER CURIAM. Vahtiece Alfonzo Kirkman appeals his conviction and sentence of death for the first-degree murder of Darice Knowles. The trial judge sentenced Kirkman to death for the first-degree murder conviction after a jury recommended the death penalty by a vote of ten to two. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We affirm Kirkman’s conviction, but we vacate the death sentence and remand for a new penalty phase based on…