William Frances Silvia v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2026-1162 ____________ WILLIAM FRANCES SILVIA, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. August 12, 2026 PER CURIAM. Seventeen years after William Frances Silvia, was sentenced to death for capital murder, Governor Ron DeSantis signed his death warrant and set his execution date for August 18, 2026. Though he validly waived postconviction proceedings and discharged counsel in 2012, Silvia, through the same counsel that represented him in 2012—Capital Collateral Regional Counsel - Middle Region (CCRC- M)—filed a postconviction motion challenging his…