Silvia v. State

William Frances Silvia was convicted of the September 22, 2006, first-degree murder of his estranged wife, Patricia Silvia, and the attempted first-degree murder of Patricia’s mother, Betty Woodard. Silvia seeks review of his conviction and sentence of death for the first-degree murder of Patricia. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. On appeal, Silvia raises six issues regarding the penalty phase leading to the imposition of the death sentence. However, because this Court has an obligation to review the sufficiency of the evidence in all death penalty cases, we review…