Opinion ID: 1744995
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Heading: Dilution of the Jury's Responsibilities

Text: In his final habeas claim, Jones challenges the penalty phase jury instruction that purportedly dilutes the jury's responsibility by labeling the jury's verdict as advisory and not binding. Not only is this claim procedurally barred, Blackwood v. State, 946 So.2d 960, 976 (Fla.2006), we have repeatedly rejected it. We have consistently held that the standard penalty phase jury instructions fully advise the jury of the importance of its role, correctly state the law, do not denigrate the role of the jury, and do not violate Caldwell v. Mississippi, 472 U.S. 320, 105 S.Ct. 2633, 86 L.Ed.2d 231 (1985). See Brown v. State, 721 So.2d 274, 283 (Fla.1998); Miller, 926 So.2d at 1257; Perez v. State, 919 So.2d 347, 368 (Fla.2005); Card v. State, 803 So.2d 613, 628 (Fla.2001).