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S.D. Fla.·
2024-06-11
The court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding that the state court's rejection of the petitioner's ineffective assistance of counsel claims was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-06-05
The court held that a pretrial detainee is not entitled to federal habeas corpus relief under § 2254 or § 2241 without exhausting state remedies and that abstention principles apply.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-06-03
A pretrial detainee cannot seek federal habeas relief under § 2254, and relief under § 2241 is denied due to unexhausted claims and principles of abstention.
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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.·
2024-05-14
Tyrell Deronville, sentenced to life plus 30 years for second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in a shooting over a drug dispute, filed a federal habeas petition challenging his conviction based on claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court di
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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.·
2024-05-01
The court held that a pretrial detainee cannot seek habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, and relief under § 2241 requires exhaustion of state remedies and deference to ongoing state proceedings under the Younger abstention doctrine.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-04-23
The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that the state court's rejection of the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel was reasonable under AEDPA.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-04-19
The court held that the petitioner cannot proceed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 as a pre-trial detainee and that federal courts lack jurisdiction to review state court decisions or grant writs of prohibition/certiorari in this context. A certificate of appealability is denied.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-04-17
The court held that the petitioner failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right, and thus denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus and the certificate of appealability.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-04-10
The court held that the federal habeas petition was premature because the petitioner had not exhausted his state court remedies.
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-04-09
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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M.D. Fla.·
2024-04-03
The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that the petitioner's claims were either procedurally barred, unexhausted, or failed to meet the stringent standards for federal habeas review under AEDPA.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-28
Michael D. Goodson, a Florida inmate, challenged his 2013 Duval County convictions for five counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of shooting or throwing deadly missiles through a federal habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Middle District of Florida deni
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-28
Michael Henderson, a Florida prisoner, challenged his convictions for child sexual abuse on habeas corpus, alleging multiple instances of trial counsel ineffective assistance. The federal court denied relief, finding that although some of counsel's trial choices appeared improvid
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-27
Morgan Amanda Leppert, convicted at age 15 of first-degree murder and nonhomicide felonies, sought federal habeas relief challenging the constitutionality of Florida's juvenile sentencing scheme and alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The District Court for the Middle Dis
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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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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-27
Tawny Blazejowski sought federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging her 2014 Florida state court convictions for threats or extortion, aggravated stalking, and false reports of child abuse, as well as a 2018 probation revocation. The district court denied he
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-03-26
Summary judgment is granted for the City because the Kesslers failed to sufficiently allege that their property was taken without just compensation, and summary judgment is granted for the Individual Defendants as the Kesslers conceded dismissal against them.
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-03-25
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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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-21
The court found that the petitioner's claims must be evaluated under the deferential standards of AEDPA, and that the petitioner's release from custody raised a potential mootness issue requiring further briefing.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-21
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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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-21
O'Shea Terrell Jackson, an inmate convicted of second-degree murder with a firearm in 2014, filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction on four grounds, all alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel under the Sixth Amendment. The district court denied
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-18
A Florida state prisoner convicted of lewd and lascivious molestation challenged his conviction through a federal habeas petition raising claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel, trial court error, and cumulative error, all of which were denied. The district court, appl
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-18
The court held that a petitioner is not entitled to federally funded counsel to exhaust state postconviction remedies if they already have adequate state postconviction counsel.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-15
The court held that the applicant's petition for a writ of habeas corpus was premature because he had not exhausted state court remedies and his speedy trial claim was not yet constitutionally cognizable. The court also denied a certificate of appealability.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-14
The court held that the petitioner's claims for federal habeas relief were meritless and denied the petition.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-11
The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that the petitioner's claims were either not cognizable, procedurally defaulted, or failed on the merits under AEDPA review.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-08
The court held that the petitioner's claim regarding the denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal was procedurally barred because he failed to fairly present the federal nature of the claim to the state court. Even if considered on the merits, the claim failed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-08
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted and not cognizable on federal habeas corpus review, and therefore denied the petition.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-07
The court held that the applicant failed to present sufficient evidence of actual innocence to overcome the procedural default and untimeliness of his habeas corpus claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-07
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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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-04
The federal court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus because the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the state court's decisions were contrary to or unreasonably applied federal law, or based on unreasonable factual determinations.
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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.·
2024-02-23
Corey Bright, convicted of aggravated assault with a firearm for his role in a fatal shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging his twenty-three-year sentence on grounds including ineffective assistance of counsel and insufficient eviden
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-02-22
The petition is dismissed in part on procedural grounds and denied in part 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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M.D. Fla.·
2024-02-20
The federal court dismissed the petitioner's habeas corpus petition because he failed to demonstrate the necessary exhaustion of state remedies and did not meet the criteria for Younger abstention.
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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.·
2024-02-13
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.·
2024-02-09
The court held that the petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to request a jury instruction on consent was procedurally barred and lacked merit, even if considered on the merits.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-02-08
The court held that a pretrial detainee's petition for a writ of habeas corpus must be dismissed without prejudice because the court must abstain under Younger v. Harris and the petitioner failed to exhaust state remedies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-02-08
The court held that the applicant's claims were procedurally barred or lacked merit, and therefore denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-02-08
Wesley Grace challenged his Florida conviction for armed burglary with assault, aggravated assault, and tampering with a witness through a federal habeas corpus petition, claiming ineffective assistance of trial counsel on multiple grounds. The District Court denied all seven cla
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-01-31
The court held that most of the petitioner's claims were procedurally barred from federal review due to failure to raise them in state court. The remaining ineffective assistance of counsel claims lacked merit.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-01-30
Lamonte Arrington sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his Florida conviction for attempted first-degree murder, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel and prosecutorial misconduct. The district court denied the petition, finding that Arrington's tr
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-01-30
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally barred due to failure to exhaust state remedies and properly present federal issues, and that even if considered on the merits, the claims lacked merit under AEDPA's deferential standard.
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-01-29
The court held that Petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel were denied on the merits, and one subclaim was dismissed as unexhausted and procedurally barred.