712 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 59 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-06
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.·
2024-02-20
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.·
2024-01-18
The court held that the petitioner procedurally defaulted his federal due process claim and failed to establish cause and prejudice to overcome the default, and thus denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-12-28
The court held that the state postconviction court reasonably denied the petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, as the petitioner failed to show deficient performance or prejudice under Strickland v. Washington, especially given the deference owed under AEDPA.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-09-14
The court held that the petitioner's claims were unexhausted and procedurally barred, or alternatively, that the state court's adjudication was entitled to deference and not contrary to federal law.
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The court held that the magistrate judge's denial of the petitioner's motion for release pending his habeas corpus action was not clearly erroneous or contrary to law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-09-07
The court held that the petitioner's motion for reconsideration was denied because the prior order dismissing his Brady claim as procedurally barred was not final and the state court's application of the procedural bar was not incorrect.
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The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the habeas petition, finding that the state court's rejection of the ineffective assistance of counsel claims was not contrary to federal law or based on unreasonable factual determinations.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-08-14
Mario Cardenas petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief challenging his state court convictions for conspiracy to purchase cocaine and attempted cocaine trafficking, claiming the trial court violated his rights by denying disclosure of a confidential informant's identity and a
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The federal court denied the habeas corpus application because the state court's decision was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, and the applicant's claims were either procedurally barred or meritless.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-08-04
The court held that the petitioner's claims were adjudicated on the merits by the state court and did not meet the high bar for federal habeas relief under AEDPA, as counsel's strategic decisions were reasonable and motions to suppress would have been futile.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-04-06
The court held that the state court's denial of the petition for writ of habeas corpus was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, and the factual findings were reasonable.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-12-22
The federal court denied the habeas petition 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 factual determination.
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The federal court denied the habeas corpus application because the state court's decision 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.·
2022-11-29
The federal court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus because the claims were procedurally defaulted and not subject to federal review.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-11-18
Badi Burgos, a Florida prisoner convicted of felony murder and armed robbery, filed a federal habeas petition challenging his state conviction and sentence, raising claims about the trial court's failure to conduct hearings on his right to self-representation and discharge of cou
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-11-15
Al Burgess, a Florida prisoner sentenced to life for armed kidnapping and armed sexual battery, challenged his resentencing through federal habeas corpus, arguing his resentencing counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to object to an upward departure sentence and by
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-11-03
A federal district court denied a habeas corpus petition from Checkingson Sinclair, who was convicted in Florida state court of killing his pregnant wife and their unborn child. The court dismissed three claims as procedurally defaulted because Sinclair failed to exhaust them in
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-10-20
The court adopted the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, finding that the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and challenges to his sentence were without merit.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-11
The court held that the petitioner failed to show good cause or satisfy the stringent requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(2) for discovery in his federal habeas corpus petition.
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The federal court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding no unreasonable application of federal law or unreasonable determination of facts by the state court regarding ineffective assistance of counsel claims.
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The court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding the state court's adjudication of the ineffective assistance of counsel claims was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-06-14
Esdras Cardona's federal habeas petition challenging his 2007 Florida conviction for sexual battery and burglary was dismissed in part and denied in part because his claim about inadequate hearings on newly discovered evidence raised only state law issues and his remaining ineffe
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-04-13
The court held that the state court's adjudication of the petitioner's ineffective assistance of counsel claim was not contrary to, nor an unreasonable application of, federal law, and was not based on an unreasonable determination of the facts.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-04-11
The federal court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, affirming the magistrate judge's recommendation that the state court's denial of the double jeopardy claim was not contrary to federal law or based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-02-17
The court held that the petitioner's claims regarding his second conditional release and the extension of his sentence expiration date were without merit under state law, and thus not grounds for federal habeas relief.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-12-07
The court affirmed the magistrate judge's report, denying the petitioner's habeas petition and objections.
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A Florida inmate convicted of capital sexual battery against his six-year-old granddaughter and sentenced to life in prison challenged his conviction in federal habeas corpus proceedings, raising claims about closed-circuit testimony of the child victim, prosecutorial misconduct
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-09
The federal habeas petition is timely due to equitable tolling, but claims are either procedurally barred or fail on the merits.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-02
The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the state court's decisions were contrary to or unreasonably applied clearly established federal law, and therefore denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-04-30
The court held that the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel were legally insufficient due to vague and conclusory allegations, failing to meet the heightened pleading standard required in habeas corpus proceedings.
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Wilson sought federal habeas relief from his Florida conviction for second-degree murder, challenging the admission of his prior trial testimony, the sufficiency of evidence regarding his intent, and the effectiveness of his trial counsel. The court denied his application, findin
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-24
The court held that newly discovered evidence of actual innocence, without an independent constitutional violation, does not state a ground for federal habeas relief, and the petitioner failed to establish a Giglio claim.
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The court held that the petitioner's claim of insufficient evidence to support his conviction for aggravated battery, based on a self-defense argument, was meritless and denied his petition for habeas corpus relief.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-17
The court held that the petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to investigate an insanity defense was unexhausted and procedurally defaulted because the state court denied the claim as legally insufficient for failing to allege actual insanity at the
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-02-25
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's mandamus petition was not an unreasonable application of federal law or an unreasonable interpretation of the facts, and therefore denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-02-16
The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the state court's denial of his claims was contrary to, or an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law, or based on an unreasonable determination of the facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-01-27
The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the state court's denial of his ineffective assistance of counsel claim was contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, or based on an unreasonable factual determination.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-01-11
The court held that the applicant's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to suppress pre-Miranda statements was procedurally barred due to failure to exhaust state remedies and present the specific factual basis to the state court. Even on the merits, the claim
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-12-08
The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding no merit to claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-11-30
The court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding that the petitioner's claims were either procedurally defaulted or that the state court's adjudication of the claims on the merits did not violate federal law under AEDPA standards.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-11-09
The district court denied a petition for a writ of habeas corpus because the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the state court's decision was contrary to or unreasonably applied federal law, or based on an unreasonable determination of facts, and the claims were unexhausted o
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-11-06
The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that the petitioner's claims were either procedurally barred or failed to meet the deferential standards required under AEDPA and Strickland v. Washington.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-11-06
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's ineffective assistance of counsel claim was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-10-09
The court denied the petition for habeas corpus, finding that the state court's rejection of the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel was not contrary to, or an unreasonable application of, federal law, nor based on an unreasonable determination of the facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-10-01
The federal court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding the state court's adjudications of the petitioner's claims were not contrary to, nor an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-09-30
A federal district court in Florida denied Ingram's habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction for first-degree premeditated murder of Glenn Dilworth, whom Ingram fatally stabbed after an altercation over a gun confrontation. The court held that most of Ingram's ineffectiv
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-09-30
Louis Thomas sought federal habeas relief from his state conviction for robbery, challenging his trial attorney's representation under the Sixth Amendment's right to effective assistance of counsel. The district court denied relief, finding that Thomas failed to demonstrate eithe
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-09-25
Byron McClendon, an inmate challenging a 2007 Florida conviction for drug trafficking and firearms-related offenses, filed a federal habeas corpus petition raising five ineffective assistance of counsel claims. The district court denied all claims after reviewing the state court
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-09-24
A guilty plea waives non-jurisdictional claims, including ineffective assistance of counsel, unless the claim directly implicates the knowing and voluntary nature of the plea itself. Counsel's strategic decision not to file a pre-trial motion, based on a reasonable assessment of