James Ernest Hitchcock v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2026-0574 ____________ JAMES ERNEST HITCHCOCK, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. April 23, 2026 PER CURIAM. James Ernest Hitchcock is a prisoner sentenced to death. The Governor signed a warrant for his execution, set to occur April 30, 2026. Hitchcock appeals the denial of his successive motion for postconviction relief. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const.; see also State v. Fourth Dist. Ct. of Appeal,

697 So. 2d 70, 71

(Fla. 1997) (holding “that in addition to our appellate jurisdiction over sentences of death, we have…