Duval County

Mr. Bright was convicted of the first-degree murders of Derrick King and Randall Brown, who were fatally beaten in 2008. The jury voted 8-4 to recommend a death sentence for each murder and the trial court condemned Mr. Bright to death. This Court upheld the death sentence and Mr. Bright filed a post-conviction challenge in trial court. He was granted a new penalty phase and this appeal followed.