Legal Opinion

Darious Wilcox v. State of Florida & Darious Wilcox v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 21, 2026No. SC2023-1498 & SC2024-0785Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2023-1498 ____________ DARIOUS WILCOX, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ____________ No. SC2024-0785 ____________ DARIOUS WILCOX, Petitioner, vs. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. May 21, 2026 GROSSHANS, J. Darious Wilcox, a prisoner sentenced to death, appeals the circuit court’s order denying his initial postconviction motion filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. He also separately asks us to issue a writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), (9), Fla. Const. For the reasons that…

2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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