Approx. 9:40 Mr. Brooks was sentenced to death for the first-degree murders of Rachel Carlson and her three-month-old daughter, Alexis Stuart, who were fatally stabbed in 1996. On direct appeal, this Court reversed his convictions. At his retrial, Mr. Brooks was again convicted of both murders. The jury recommended death sentences, by a 9-3 vote for the murder of the mother and by an 11-1 vote for the murder of the daughter. The trial court sentenced Mr. Brooks to death, and this Court affirmed the death sentences on direct appeal. Mr. Brooks filed a postconviction challenge in trial court. It was denied. Okaloosa County