Daniel O. Conahan, Jr., Appellant v. State of Florida, Appellee.

Summary

The court held that the constitutional sentencing error applied to Conahan’s death sentence but was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt because the jury unanimously recommended death. It also rejected his related Caldwell claim and his argument for retroactive application of chapter 2017-1, Laws of Florida, and affirmed the denial of postconviction relief. Justice Quince, dissenting, would have found the error nonharmless because determining the jury’s views on aggravation and mitigation would require speculation.