Legal Opinion

Dominick A. Occhicone v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 21, 2026No. SC2026-1042Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2026-1042 _____________ DOMINICK A. OCCHICONE, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. July 21, 2026 PER CURIAM. Dominick A. Occhicone, a prisoner under sentence of death for whom a death warrant has been signed and an execution set for July 28, 2026, appeals the circuit court’s order summarily denying his second successive motion for postconviction relief filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. Occhicone also moves for a stay of execution. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons that follow, we…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Village of Willowbrook v. OlechSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Hurst v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  3. Glossip v. GrossSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  4. Timothy Lee Hurst v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2016
  5. Sioux City Bridge Co. v. Dakota CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1923

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