Supreme Court of Florida

John Calvin Taylor, Ii, Petitioner v. Julie L. Jones

October 12, 2017228 So. 3d 71

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida held that the Hurst error in Taylor’s sentencing was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt, vacated his death sentence, and remanded for a new penalty phase; Justice Lawson filed a special concurrence noting the relevance of Okafor v. State.