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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-14
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed under AEDPA and procedurally barred due to failure to exhaust state remedies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-11
Martinez filed a federal habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 challenging her detention in Hillsborough County jail on an out-of-state fugitive warrant. The district court dismissed the petition without prejudice because Martinez failed to exhaust available state court r
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-08-05
The court recommended denying the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, finding no constitutional error in the state court proceedings.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-05
The court held that the petitioner's claims are denied because they are either procedurally defaulted, not cognizable, or fail to meet the high bar for federal habeas relief under AEDPA.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-07-22
The court recommended denying the petitioner's request for a stay and granting the state's motion to dismiss the mixed habeas petition without prejudice, unless the petitioner amends the petition to remove unexhausted claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-21
The court held that the petitioner is not entitled to a writ of habeas corpus because his petition lacks specificity, he has not exhausted state remedies, and the court must abstain from interfering in ongoing state criminal proceedings. A certificate of appealability is also den
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-16
The court held that a federal habeas petition must be dismissed without prejudice if the petitioner has not exhausted all available state remedies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-14
The court held that the applicant's claims are procedurally barred from federal review because they were not properly exhausted in state court and the applicant failed to demonstrate cause and prejudice or a fundamental miscarriage of justice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-10
Kurt Van Zeeland, an inmate convicted of second-degree murder, sought federal habeas corpus relief arguing that his trial counsel was ineffective for misadvising him about a self-defense claim and for misrepresenting the sentence he would receive if he pleaded guilty. The distric
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-10
The court held that removal was improper because the state court foreclosure action did not present a federal question, and the defendant had exhausted state court remedies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-27
An inmate challenging his armed robbery conviction and life sentence filed a federal habeas petition raising seven grounds for relief, including claims regarding judicial jurisdiction, trial judge disqualification, ineffective counsel, sentencing errors, and waiver of counsel pro
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-26
A federal court cannot grant a Section 2241 petition unless the petitioner has exhausted all available state remedies, and the application is dismissed as premature if state remedies have not been exhausted.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-23
Brian Keith Smith, a Florida inmate sentenced to life imprisonment for armed robbery, petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief raising eight claims, including trial court errors in allowing certain testimony and jury instruction issues, as well as several ineffective assistanc
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-23
The court held that the petitioner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 must be dismissed without prejudice because he failed to exhaust state remedies and the Younger abstention doctrine applies. The court also denied a certificate of appealability.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-17
Wayne Lamar McKinnies, a Florida prison inmate, filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging his 2020 state court convictions for burglary of a dwelling and possession of cannabis, raising claims about defective jury instructions, ineffective assistance of trial counsel reg
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-16
Gary Penton, a Florida inmate convicted of armed robbery, petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief claiming six instances of ineffective assistance of trial counsel and alleging due process violations. The District Court denied his petition, finding that most ineffective assis
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-13
The court held that a pretrial detainee is not entitled to federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 because he failed to exhaust state remedies and the court must abstain from interfering in ongoing state criminal proceedings.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-02
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted or that the state court's rejection of his ineffective assistance of counsel claims was reasonable under AEDPA.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-30
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel was reasonable and not contrary to federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-28
Deandre Coffer, a Florida prisoner convicted of first-degree murder, filed a federal habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his conviction. The court denied the petition, finding that Coffer failed to demonstrate that the state court's decisions were contrary t
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-27
Charles Lee Hill challenged his convictions for first-degree murder, armed kidnapping, and robbery in this federal habeas corpus case, arguing ineffective assistance of counsel and improper identification procedures. The court denied all grounds for relief, finding that the ident
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-17
John Dickie pleaded no contest to thirty counts of possessing child pornography and sought federal habeas corpus relief challenging his thirty-three-year sentence by asserting ineffective assistance of trial counsel and prosecutorial misconduct. The court denied all claims, findi
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-16
A federal court cannot grant habeas relief unless the petitioner has exhausted all available state remedies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-11
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally barred or failed to meet the Strickland standard for ineffective assistance of counsel, and thus federal habeas relief was denied.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-10
The court held that the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel were denied because the state court's decisions were not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, and the petitioner failed to demonstrate prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-10
The Court denies the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding that one ground is procedurally barred and the others fail on the merits under AEDPA's deferential standard of review.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-08
Pro se prisoner Jimmie Lee Clark filed a handwritten letter and mandamus petition claiming ineffective assistance of appellate counsel in state court. The federal district court dismissed the filing without prejudice for failure to comply with procedural requirements, directing C
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-04-08
A federal habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 must be dismissed if the petitioner has not exhausted available state remedies, including administrative grievance procedures and state court filings.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-08
The federal district court must dismiss a habeas petition if the petitioner has not exhausted all available remedies in state court.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-31
A federal court may not grant a § 2241 petition unless the petitioner has exhausted all available state remedies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-31
The court held that claims raised in a prior habeas petition are barred as successive without appellate authorization, and claims not exhausted in state court are procedurally defaulted.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-31
The court held that most of the applicant's claims were procedurally barred due to failure to exhaust state remedies, and the remaining claim lacked merit under AEDPA's deferential standard of review.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-28
The court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding no basis for relief under AEDPA standards.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-20
James Carter, convicted of burglary with damage exceeding $1,000, first-degree arson, and aggravated stalking after confessing to setting a fire at his ex-girlfriend's parents' home in Florida, sought federal habeas relief challenging the admission of his statements to police and
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-13
Jacquan Vontel Shootes challenged his Florida conviction for two counts of aggravated assault and carrying a concealed firearm through a federal habeas petition, raising claims of ineffective assistance of counsel regarding jury instructions on self-defense, cross-examination str
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-10
Terry Lequan Dixon challenged his state conviction for accessory after the fact on federal habeas corpus grounds, asserting that the evidence was insufficient, that the prosecutor improperly commented on his right to remain silent, and that his trial counsel was ineffective for f
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-07
The court held that an amended judgment entered nunc pro tunc to the original judgment date is not a new judgment for purposes of a second or successive habeas petition, and that the petitioner's claims were either successive or procedurally barred.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-07
Tyrone Laster, a Florida prisoner convicted of attempted murder in the second degree, sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising nine grounds including claims of ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel and trial court error. The district court deni
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-02-24
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally barred from federal habeas review because he failed to present them properly to the state courts and did not demonstrate cause and prejudice or a fundamental miscarriage of justice to overcome the default.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-02-24
The court held that the federal habeas petition was premature because the petitioner had not exhausted all available state court remedies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-02-18
The court held that the petitioner's claims were unexhausted, procedurally barred, or meritless, and thus denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-02-13
The court held that a federal habeas petition containing unexhausted claims should be dismissed without prejudice if the petitioner has not demonstrated good cause for the failure to exhaust and a viable state procedure remains available.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-02-11
Grounds Three and Four are procedurally barred from federal review because the petitioner failed to fairly present the federal nature of these claims to the state courts. Grounds One and Two are subject to review on the merits.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-02-10
LaMark DeWayne Rowell challenged his Florida conviction for sexual battery on a physically helpless person, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to prove lack of consent and the victim's incapacity, and that his trial and appellate counsel provided ineffective assistance in
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-02-06
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 federal law, or based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-02-05
The court held that the petitioner is not entitled to federal habeas corpus relief because his claims were either denied on the merits under AEDPA standards or dismissed as procedurally defaulted and unexhausted.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-02-05
The court held that the petitioner's unsigned petition for a writ of habeas corpus was frivolous and dismissed it with prejudice, denying a certificate of appealability.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-01-30
Juan Roberto Barron-Salazar, convicted of sexually abusing his two daughters over several years, sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his conviction and life sentence on multiple grounds including ineffective assistance of counsel and due process viola
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-01-29
Traci Lynne Clark, an inmate convicted of DUI manslaughter in Putnam County, Florida, challenged her conviction through a federal habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, arguing that her trial counsel was ineffective, that the trial court erred in denying her motion for ju
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-01-27
The court held that the petitioner's Fourth Amendment claim is barred under Stone v. Powell because he had a full and fair opportunity to litigate it in state court. The court also found an ineffective assistance of trial counsel claim unexhausted.