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M.D. Fla.·
2021-09-13
Demetrius Flowers, a Florida inmate convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping, filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction on eight grounds, including jury instruction errors, sufficiency of evidence claims, and ineffective assistance of counsel arguments. T
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-09-10
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted or barred, and the state court's denial of relief was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-09-01
The federal court denied a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding all claims procedurally barred or without merit under AEDPA standards.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-31
A Florida inmate convicted of first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse of a young child sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising seven grounds including claims of insufficient evidence, evidentiary errors, prosecutorial misconduct, and ineffective assist
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-30
The court denied the habeas corpus application because the claims were either untimely, procedurally defaulted, or failed to meet the AEDPA's deferential review standards for state court decisions on ineffective assistance of counsel claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-30
The court held that Petitioner's federal claims are unexhausted, procedurally defaulted, and fail on the merits, warranting denial of the habeas petition.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-27
The federal court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that the state court's adjudications of the petitioner's claims were not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-19
Jaquez Roland, a Florida prisoner convicted of armed robbery and related crimes stemming from a 2011 liquor store robbery, sought federal habeas relief challenging his conviction and sentence on sufficiency of evidence and ineffective assistance of counsel grounds. The district c
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-18
The court held that the petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel was procedurally barred because the state court had previously denied the underlying issues on direct appeal, and even if considered on the merits, the claim failed because the petitioner could not de
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-16
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted or failed on the merits, and thus he was not entitled to federal habeas relief.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-10
The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate ineffective assistance of counsel because his counsel's performance was not deficient and did not prejudice the defense, and therefore denied the habeas petition.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-03
Howard James Jackson, a Florida prisoner convicted of attempted murder in the first degree, petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising nine grounds based on claims of ineffective assistance of counsel related to his guilty plea. The U.S. District
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-28
The court held that the petitioner's claim was not unexhausted or procedurally defaulted, but ultimately denied relief because the state court's decision was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, and the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fac
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-23
The court held that the petitioner failed to show the state court's decision was contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, or based on an unreasonable determination of facts, thus denying habeas relief.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-21
A Florida prisoner convicted of second-degree murder challenged his no-contest plea through a federal habeas petition, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel in failing to investigate the case and adequately disclose discovery evidence before advising him to plead guilty. The
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-21
Jose Antonio Torres sought federal habeas corpus relief challenging his Florida state conviction for kidnapping and the second-degree murder of Malik Muhammad, arguing that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance in various ways, including failing to move to suppress ev
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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.·
2021-06-30
The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus claims were unexhausted and procedurally barred under AEDPA, and thus denied the petition.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-25
The court held that the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and lack of jurisdiction were procedurally barred or failed on the merits, and thus federal habeas relief was denied.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-23
The court held that the petitioner failed to exhaust his state remedies for all grounds raised in his habeas petition, and therefore, relief is denied.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-23
The court held that the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel were procedurally defaulted or, alternatively, that the state court's denial of these claims was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-23
The court held that a federal habeas corpus petition should be dismissed without prejudice to allow the petitioner to exhaust state remedies, as the AEDPA limitations period will not begin until his resentencing becomes final.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-06-23
The court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding the petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel regarding speedy trial rights to be meritless.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-23
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally barred, meritless, or not cognizable under federal habeas corpus law, and therefore denied the petition.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-10
The petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied because the claims are procedurally barred or waived by a guilty plea.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-08
The court held that the petitioner's claims lacked merit or were unexhausted, and thus denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-08
The court held that the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and insufficient evidence were meritless and did not warrant federal habeas corpus relief.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-07
Hassan Shaabazz, an inmate convicted of burglary of an occupied dwelling in 2013 and sentenced to twenty-three years imprisonment, filed a federal habeas corpus petition raising claims of ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel. The court denied the petition, findin
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-07
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.·
2021-05-28
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus claims were unexhausted and procedurally defaulted, barring federal review.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-05-26
Melvin Day, a Florida inmate convicted in 1999 of armed robbery and resentenced in 2013, sought federal habeas corpus relief challenging his conviction and thirty-year sentence on five grounds, including claims of inadequate resentencing procedure, ineffective counsel, and suppre
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-05-26
Lester Woodard, an inmate convicted in 2003 of burglary and dealing in stolen property, filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction on five grounds, all claiming ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court denied the petition, finding that Woodard
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-05-25
Jon Paul, an inmate convicted of two counts of armed robbery in 2010, filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging his convictions and forty-nine-year concurrent sentences by raising seven grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court denied the petition,
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-05-25
The court held that the petitioner's claims were unexhausted and potentially procedurally defaulted, requiring further analysis under exceptions like Martinez v. Ryan or fundamental miscarriage of justice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-05-25
The court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding no substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right and thus no certificate of appealability.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-05-24
Darrell Thornton, an inmate serving a sentence for attempted second-degree murder, battery, robbery with a deadly weapon, carjacking, and second-degree arson, filed a federal habeas corpus petition raising eight grounds for relief based on claims of ineffective assistance of tria
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-05-19
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted and barred from federal review because he failed to appeal the denial of his state post-conviction motion.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-30
A pre-trial detainee's federal habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is properly dismissed without prejudice if the petitioner has not exhausted available state court remedies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-30
The court held that the petitioner's amended petition for writ of habeas corpus is untimely as to one of his convictions, requiring dismissal in part.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-27
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, and was not based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-21
The federal court denied a state prisoner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding his double jeopardy claim unexhausted and, alternatively, without merit because the mistrial was not provoked by the prosecution.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-16
Julio Garcia IV appealed his state convictions for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, challenging them through a federal habeas petition on multiple grounds including ineffective assistance of counsel, prosecutorial misconduct, and sufficiency of the evidence. The district
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-31
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-31
Jamelle Rashard Smith challenged his conviction for attempted first-degree murder on grounds of insufficient evidence and ineffective assistance of counsel, but the federal district court rejected all claims because the state courts' decisions were neither contrary to nor an unre
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-31
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.·
2021-03-30
The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate 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 the facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-22
The court found the federal habeas petition to be timely filed, denying respondents' motion to dismiss on timeliness grounds. It also found grounds seven through nine to be procedurally defaulted and unexhausted, barring their review.
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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.·
2021-03-08
The court held that a claim based solely on state law regarding the withdrawal of a plea is not cognizable in federal habeas corpus proceedings. Furthermore, the court found that the state court's adjudication of the ineffective assistance of counsel claim was not contrary to cle
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-05
The court held that the applicant's federal claims were unexhausted and procedurally defaulted because they were not fairly presented as federal issues in state court, and no exceptions applied to overcome the default.