252 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 657 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort
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Damion Anthony Delapena sought federal habeas relief through a § 2254 petition challenging his convictions for multiple robberies and assault, arguing that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by advising him that a motion to suppress would be meritless, that downwar
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-01-29
The court held that the petitioner's application for a writ of habeas corpus is time-barred under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-01-23
The court held that the petitioner's claims lacked merit, including those based on sovereign citizen theories, denial of self-representation, insufficient record, and violation of confrontation rights.
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The court held that defects in state collateral proceedings are not cognizable for federal habeas relief, a plea agreement including a waived minimum mandatory sentence is permissible under Florida law, and a claim not raised in state court is procedurally barred unless specific
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Federal habeas relief is denied because the state court's rejection of the ineffective assistance of counsel claims was not contrary to federal law and not based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-12-30
The court held that the applicant's habeas corpus petition was untimely and dismissed it as time-barred, denying a certificate of appealability.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-12-30
The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that the petitioner's claim regarding the denial of a mistrial was procedurally barred and, alternatively, meritless.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-12-12
The court held that the petitioner's claims regarding the sufficiency of charging informations, the retroactivity of a statutory amendment, and double jeopardy were meritless or not cognizable on federal habeas review.
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Julio Villanueva-Vasquez petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his Florida state convictions for attempted second-degree murder, aggravated stalking, burglary with assault, domestic violence injunction violation, and criminal mischief ari
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-11-12
The court recommended denying the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding that the state court's decisions were not contrary to federal law and that certain claims were procedurally barred.
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The court held that the petitioner is not entitled to federal habeas corpus relief because the state court's decision regarding the Bruton violation was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, and the ineffective assistance of counsel claim also fails under
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The court held that certain claims were procedurally defaulted and unexhausted, and that the remaining claims did not meet the standard for federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d).
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The court held that the petitioner received all the due process he was entitled to under Wolff v. McDonnell, and the state court's decision was not contrary to federal law or based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
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The court held that the petitioner's arguments did not meet the high standard required for federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) and that the arguments were frivolous.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-09-13
The court held that most of the applicant's claims are procedurally barred from federal review due to failure to exhaust state remedies or procedural default, and the applicant failed to establish cause and prejudice or a fundamental miscarriage of justice.
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The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that the state court's denial of the ineffective assistance of counsel claims was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-09-09
Henry Coldridge Mills, a Florida inmate serving a twenty-year sentence for attempted second-degree murder and firearms offenses, filed a federal habeas petition challenging his state conviction on six grounds, including claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, evidentiary err
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Curtis Wedo Poole petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief, challenging his state conviction on six counts including resisting an officer, battery, and drug possession, arguing his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to file motions to suppress and investi
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-08-01
The district court dismissed the habeas corpus application because it was a second or successive filing without the required authorization from the court of appeals.
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Jabbaar Mujaahid Abdul challenged his Florida conviction and sentence through federal habeas corpus, raising four grounds including claims of prosecutorial Brady violations, ineffective assistance of counsel, structural defects, and an alleged conflict of interest with his public
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-06-06
Federal habeas corpus relief is not available for alleged violations of state law, even if the state court's interpretation of state law is challenged.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-05-29
The Court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding no substantial claims of ineffective assistance of counsel or constitutional violations.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-05-21
The Court held that the due process claim was procedurally barred and that the ineffective assistance of counsel claims were properly denied by the state court.
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-05-20
The court held that Petitioner's counsel was not ineffective for presenting a sleepwalking defense as an insanity defense under Florida law, as Florida courts categorize sleepwalking as a form of insanity.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-05-14
The court held that several of the applicant's claims were unexhausted and procedurally defaulted, and the actual innocence exception did not apply. The remaining claim was denied on the merits.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-05-03
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus application was time-barred and dismissed it.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-05-03
The court held that the applicant's habeas corpus petition was time-barred under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act and denied a certificate of appealability.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-04-22
The court held that the habeas corpus application was time-barred because the applicant failed to file within the one-year limitation period, and claims of actual innocence are not independently cognizable in federal court.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-04-22
The court held that the application of Florida's DNA database statute to the petitioner did not violate the ex post facto clause, the trial court did not improperly limit voir dire, and the refusal to give a special jury instruction did not violate due process.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-04-16
The federal habeas corpus petition is dismissed because it is untimely, procedurally barred, and meritless.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-04-10
The federal court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus because the state court's decision denying the ineffective assistance of counsel claim was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, nor based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-04-10
The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas petition was time-barred because it was filed outside the one-year limitations period established by AEDPA, and the petitioner failed to demonstrate entitlement to equitable tolling.
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Cory Barrant Sivik sought federal habeas relief challenging his state conviction for lewd or lascivious molestation of a child under twelve, arguing that statements he made during a police-orchestrated controlled telephone call violated his Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights. The d
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-03-30
A federal court cannot grant habeas relief based on claims that turn on state law or are refuted by the record, and ineffective assistance of counsel claims require both deficient performance and prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-27
Floyd Beamon, an inmate convicted of second-degree murder with a firearm in Duval County, Florida in 2009, challenged his conviction through a federal habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising eight grounds for relief including claims of trial court error and ineffec
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The court held that the Florida Supreme Court's determination that the conditional-release program is constitutional was reasonable, and therefore, the Third DCA's denial of the petitioner's state-court habeas petition was also reasonable.
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Joshua Hearns sought federal habeas corpus relief challenging his conviction for conspiracy to traffic oxycodone, for which he received a 25-year sentence. The court denied his petition, finding most of his claims procedurally barred because he failed to exhaust state remedies an
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Joshua Brian Nibbelink, a Florida inmate, filed a federal habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his 2015 state court conviction for first-degree felony murder, kidnapping, and robbery. The district court reviewed the petition applying the deferential AEDPA sta
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The court held that appellate counsel was not ineffective for failing to raise claims that the charging information was defective or that the guilty plea was invalid, as these claims lacked merit under established law.
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Robert Mueller, convicted of attempted second-degree murder, aggravated battery, and discharging a firearm in public, sought federal habeas relief challenging his forty-year prison sentence. The court denied his petition, finding that several claims were procedurally barred becau
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Todd Curtis West, an inmate convicted of armed burglary with assault or battery, sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising multiple claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. The district court denied all grounds, finding that the state court's rejectio
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-01
The court held that a habeas petition is an unauthorized second or successive filing if the petitioner previously withdrew a petition after conceding it was time-barred, and that claims based solely on misapplication of state law are not cognizable on federal habeas review.
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-02-28
The court held that Grounds 13-16 are unexhausted and procedurally defaulted, and the remaining grounds are denied on the merits.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-02-26
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally barred or failed on the merits.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-02-22
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally barred or failed on the merits under AEDPA standards, and thus denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus.
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The federal court denied the habeas petition, finding the state court's adjudication of the ineffective assistance of counsel claim was neither contrary to nor an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-02-13
The court held that the state court's adjudication of the petitioner's claim regarding ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to request a Richardson hearing was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-01-30
A district court lacks jurisdiction to consider a second or successive habeas corpus application without prior authorization from the court of appeals.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-01-30
The court held that the petitioner's motion for relief under Rule 60(b) was untimely and that the submitted evidence did not demonstrate actual innocence.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-01-30
The court held that the applicant's federal habeas corpus application was untimely because his state post-conviction motions did not properly toll the one-year limitation period, and he failed to establish entitlement to equitable tolling.