Supreme Court of Florida

Eric Kurt Patrick, Appellant v. State of Florida, Appellee. Eric Kurt Patrick, Petitioner, v. Julie L. Jones

June 14, 2018246 So. 3d 253

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the denial of most of Patrick’s post‑conviction claims, granted a new penalty phase and vacated his death sentence under Hurst, and remanded for an evidentiary hearing on a juror‑bias claim; Justice Polston concurred in part and dissented in part, disagreeing with the grant of the writ of habeas corpus.