Civil Litigation

Fla. Supreme Court / Jul 21, 2026 / SC2026-1042

Florida Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Occhicone’s Successive Postconviction Motion

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the denial of Dominick A. Occhicone’s second successive postconviction motion and denied his motion for a stay of execution. The Court rejected his public-records, equal-protection, age-based Eighth Amendment, execution-pace, and seven-to-five jury recommendation claims. The decision emphasizes the Court’s application of colorable-claim, timeliness, and existing constitutional limits in post-warrant capital litigation.

affirmed · Criminal Appeals · Fourth Amendment · 4 min read