State of Florida v. William Frances Silvia

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC17-337 ____________ STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, vs. WILLIAM FRANCES SILVIA, Appellee. [February 1, 2018] PER CURIAM. The issue in this case is whether William Frances Silvia’s original, valid waiver of postconviction proceedings and counsel precludes him from claiming a right to relief under Hurst v. State (Hurst),

202 So. 3d 40

(Fla. 2016), cert. denied,

137 S. Ct. 2161

(2017). This Court has jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. Silvia is a prisoner under sentence of death whose sentence, which was imposed after a jury recommended death by…