Legal Opinion

David Joseph Pittman v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided September 10, 2025No. SC2025-1320Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2025-1320 ____________ DAVID JOSEPH PITTMAN, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. September 10, 2025 PER CURIAM. David Joseph Pittman is a prisoner under a sentence of death for whom a warrant has been signed and an execution set for September 17, 2025. He appeals the circuit court’s order summarily denying his fourth successive motion for postconviction relief filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851 and denying his motion for a stay of execution filed under section 922.07(1), Florida Statutes (2025). 1 For the reasons that…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Hall v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  3. Freeman v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  4. Huff v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  5. Tompkins v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2008

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