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M.D. Fla.·
2024-01-26
The court held that the state court's adjudication of the petitioner's claims was neither contrary to, nor an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law, nor based on an unreasonable determination of the facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-01-23
Johnny Carter, a Florida prisoner, sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 2014 convictions for two counts of armed robbery and grand theft of a motor vehicle based on a single incident in which he robbed a couple at gunpoint and stole their weapons a
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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.·
2024-01-16
The federal court denied a habeas corpus petition because the petitioner failed to fairly present his federal claim to the state courts, resulting in procedural default.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-01-08
An inmate convicted of first-degree murder sought federal habeas relief challenging his conviction and death sentence by raising four grounds, primarily based on claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and actual innocence. The court denied relief on all grounds, finding that
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-01-02
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted or lacked merit, and therefore denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-01-02
The court held that the federal habeas petition was premature because the petitioner had not exhausted his state court remedies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-12-21
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted and not excused by any exceptions, thus denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-12-20
The federal court denied a habeas corpus application because the claims were either procedurally defaulted or the state court's denial of the claims did not involve an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-12-20
The court held that the petitioner failed to exhaust state remedies and the failure was not excused, thus the federal habeas petition was premature.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-12-19
The court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding that the state court's decision regarding ineffective assistance of counsel was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-12-14
The court held that a speedy trial claim seeking release must be brought as a habeas corpus petition, not a § 1983 action.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-12-13
Wesley Fox was convicted of robbing a PNC Bank in Florida while armed with a firearm and sentenced to thirty years imprisonment with a mandatory ten-year minimum. Fox's federal habeas petition challenging his conviction on multiple grounds—including denial of a trial continuance,
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-12-05
The court held that the petitioner's claims were either procedurally defaulted, not cognizable on federal habeas review, or failed to meet the high bar for relief under AEDPA and Strickland v. Washington.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-12-04
Eric Eugene Fuller, an inmate convicted of second-degree murder in Florida state court in 2014, challenged his conviction through federal habeas corpus, raising four grounds alleging his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance. The District Court rejected all claims, findin
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-12-04
The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding the petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel was refuted by the record.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-11-30
Danny Hammond, an inmate convicted in 2015 of robbery with a weapon and sentenced to thirty years in prison, filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction on seven grounds, primarily alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel. The district court dismisse
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-11-21
The court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding that the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and due process violations were meritless.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-11-20
The court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding no merit to the claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-11-08
Tommy Lee Jones, convicted of fatally stabbing his wife Juanita Jones nine times in July 2013, sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising ten grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel and other constitutional claims. The court denied his petition, finding tha
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-11-08
The court held that the petitioner failed to show that the state court's denial of his ineffective assistance of counsel claims was contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, or based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-11-03
Stephen Jerome Budd, a former teacher convicted of sexual battery and molestation of two students, filed a federal habeas petition challenging his conviction and life sentence. The court dismissed the petition in part for failure to exhaust state remedies and denied all remaining
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-11-03
The court held that the petition for a writ of habeas corpus must be dismissed because it fails to state any grounds for federal relief and the petitioner has not exhausted state remedies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-10-27
The petition for a writ of habeas corpus is dismissed without prejudice because the petitioner has not exhausted state remedies and the Younger abstention doctrine applies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-10-26
The petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed without prejudice because the petitioner failed to exhaust state remedies and the Younger abstention doctrine applies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-10-26
The federal court dismissed a state pretrial detainee's habeas corpus petition because he failed to exhaust state remedies and the Younger abstention doctrine applied.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-10-25
An inmate convicted of burglary in Duval County, Florida filed a federal habeas corpus petition raising seven grounds for relief, including claims of insufficient evidence, ineffective assistance of counsel, and sentencing errors. The district court denied the petition, finding t
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-10-20
The petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied because the petitioner's claim that his arrest warrant was invalid is refuted by the record.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-10-20
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted and, alternatively, failed on the merits due to a lack of prejudice from counsel's alleged errors.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-10-16
Noni Jamil Stinson, a Florida inmate, sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging her 2013 state court conviction for manslaughter in the shooting death of her husband. The court denied her amended petition, which raised seven grounds for relief centered on c
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-10-16
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 reasonable.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-10-13
The court held that the petition for writ of habeas corpus must be dismissed because it fails to state a claim for relief and the petitioner has not exhausted state court remedies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-10-06
The court held that the petitioner's claims were either procedurally defaulted or without merit under AEDPA deference, and thus denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-09-29
Sheppard sought federal habeas corpus relief challenging his 1985 conviction for sexual battery with a deadly weapon, raising five grounds including claims that trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to call alibi witnesses and objecting to hearsay testimony, an
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-09-25
A federal court rejected Jonas Tramell Griffin's habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction for robbery with a firearm and other felonies related to a 2014 Family Dollar store robbery in Florida. The court found that Griffin failed to exhaust one claim, and all remaining c
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-09-22
Vernord Lavon Bright, a 19-year-old convicted of sexual battery and sexual battery with a deadly weapon, filed a federal habeas petition challenging his life sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising nine grounds including claims of excluded evidence, judicial bias, ineffective as
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-09-22
Zeigler, a Florida prisoner convicted of first-degree murder in the death of a two-year-old child, sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his conviction on grounds of insufficient evidence, trial court errors, and ineffective assistance of counsel. The di
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-09-21
The court held that the petitioner's claims were either not cognizable on federal habeas review, procedurally barred, or failed to meet the high standard for relief under AEDPA.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-09-21
The court held that a petitioner who elects to represent himself cannot later claim ineffective assistance of counsel, and that the underlying claim of ineffective trial counsel was meritless.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-09-20
A Florida prisoner challenged his convictions for assaulting and resisting a law enforcement officer, arguing the evidence was insufficient and his trial counsel was ineffective, but the federal district court denied his § 2254 habeas petition because the sufficiency-of-evidence
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-09-18
The court held that a federal habeas petition challenging a state conviction is premature if the state direct appeal is still pending, and the petitioner must exhaust state remedies first.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-09-15
The federal court dismissed the petition for writ of habeas corpus without prejudice because the petitioner failed to state a claim cognizable in federal court and had not exhausted available state remedies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-09-15
Felix Luis Cuevas-Rodriguez, an inmate challenging his 2015 Florida conviction for vehicular homicide and related crimes, filed a federal habeas corpus petition alleging ineffective assistance of counsel, prosecutorial misconduct, and Brady violations. The district court denied t
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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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M.D. Fla.·
2023-09-06
The court held that a motion to appoint federal habeas counsel is premature if the petitioner has not exhausted state remedies and their conviction is not yet final.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-08-31
A federal court cannot grant habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 for a violation of state procedural rules or if the claim is moot, and requires exhaustion of state remedies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-08-23
Donald Dial, an inmate convicted of armed robbery in 2016, filed a federal habeas petition challenging his conviction under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising six grounds for relief including claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. The federal district court found the petition
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-08-18
Sayton Waller, an inmate convicted in 2015 of murder in the first degree, attempted murder in the first degree, and shooting deadly missiles, filed a federal habeas petition challenging his conviction, arguing that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to call witnesses a
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-08-17
The Court held that a legal decision in another case does not constitute a new factual predicate for extending the habeas petition's limitations period. The petition was untimely.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-08-15
David Disdier challenged his state convictions for racketeering conspiracy, drug trafficking conspiracy, and related offenses on federal habeas review, but the district court found most of his claims procedurally defaulted and rejected his ineffective assistance of counsel claims