Case Name: Harry Franklin PHILLIPS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2018-01-22
Citations: 234 So. 3d 547
Docket Number: No. SC17-984
Parties: Harry Franklin PHILLIPS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: LABARGA, C.J., and QUINCE, POLSTON, and LAWSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 234
Pages: 547–548

Head Matter:
Harry Franklin PHILLIPS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. SC17-984
Supreme Court of Florida.
[January 22, 2018]
Neal Dupree, Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, William Hennis, and Marta Jaszczolt, Assistant Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, Southern Region, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, for Appellant
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Melissa J. Roca, Assistant Attorney General, Miami, Florida, for Appellee

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We have for review Harry Franklin Phillips' appeal of the circuit court's order denying Phillips' motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. This Court has jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const.
Phillips' motion sought relief pursuant to the United States Supreme Court's decision in Hurst v. Florida, — U.S. —, 136 S.Ct. 616, 193 L.Ed.2d 504 (2016), and our decision on remand in Hurst v. State (Hurst), 202 So.3d 40 (Fla. 2016), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 137 S.Ct. 2161, 198 L,Ed.2d 246 (2017). This Court stayed Phillips' appeal pending the disposition of Hitchcock v. State, 226 So.3d 216 (Fla. 2017), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 138 S.Ct. 513, 199 L.Ed.2d 396 (2017). After this Court decided Hitchcock, Phillips responded to this Court's order to show cause arguing why Hitchcock should not be dispositive in this case.
After reviewing Phillips' response to the order to show cause, as well as the State's arguments in reply, we conclude that Phillips is not entitled to relief. Phillips was sentenced to death following a jury's recommendation. for death by a vote of seven to five. Phillips v. State, 705 So.2d 1320, 1321 (Fla. 1997). Phillips' sentence of death became final in 1998. Phillips v. Florida, 525 U.S. 880, 119 S.Ct. 187, 142 L.Ed.2d 152 (1998). Thus, Hurst does not apply retroactively to Phillips' sentence of death. See Hitchcock, 226 So.3d at 217. Accordingly, we affirm the denial of Phillips' motion.
The .Court having carefully considered all arguments raised by Phillips, we caution that any rehearing motion containing reárgument will be stricken. It is so ordered.
LABARGA, C.J., and QUINCE, POLSTON, and LAWSON, JJ., concur.
PARIENTE, J., concurs in result with an opinion.
LEWIS and CANADY, JJ., concur in result.