Court Opinion

ID: 9871368
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-26 20:27:19.712944+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:46:17.260955
License: Public Domain

PERRY,
Senior Justice, concurring in part and dissenting in part.
I agree with the majority that the Hurst v. Florida, — U.S. -, 136 S.Ct. 616, 193 L.Ed.2d 504 (2016), error in this case is not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. However, as I expressed in Hurst v. State, 202 So.3d 40, 75 (Fla. 2016) (Perry, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part), “[t]here is no compelling reason for this Court not to apply the plain language of section 775.082(2), Florida Statutes.” I therefore dissent to the majority’s decision to remand for a new penalty phase and would instead remand for the imposition of a life sentence.