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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-03
The federal court denied a habeas corpus petition because the petitioner's claims were unexhausted and procedurally defaulted, and even if considered, failed to demonstrate prejudice under Strickland v. Washington.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-01
The court held that the state court's denial of the motion to suppress was not an unreasonable application of federal law, and other claims were unexhausted or procedurally barred.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-02-24
Michael Boyington, convicted in Florida state court of attempted murder and aggravated assault, filed a federal habeas petition challenging his conviction on six grounds, including claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, prosecutorial misconduct, and jury instruction error.
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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.·
2021-02-04
Michael Kennedy, convicted in Duval County of two counts of aggravated assault with firearm discharge and one count of shooting or throwing a deadly missile, filed a federal habeas petition challenging his conviction on multiple grounds of ineffective assistance of trial counsel.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-01-31
The court held that claims not properly presented to state courts are procedurally defaulted and that there is no federal constitutional right to have a guilty plea accepted by a court.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-01-28
The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding all grounds procedurally barred or meritless.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-01-27
The court adopted the magistrate judge's report and denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding most claims unexhausted and the remaining claims without merit.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-01-27
The court held that the petitioner has alleged sufficient facts to preliminarily establish that his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is substantial, requiring an evidentiary hearing.
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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.·
2021-01-05
The court held that the petitioner's claims were either without merit or procedurally barred, and thus denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-01-05
The court affirmed the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, adopting its findings and denying the Petitioner's objections and habeas corpus petition.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-12-30
Dennis Delmoral petitioned for a federal habeas writ challenging his state convictions for aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he attacked Vernon Carter with a knife during an altercation in Florida. The district court denied all twelve grounds of
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-12-04
The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate entitlement to federal habeas corpus relief on any of his grounds, affirming the denial of his petition.
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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.·
2020-11-25
The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate cause and prejudice for his procedurally defaulted claim, and thus federal habeas relief was denied.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-11-25
The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that the petitioner's claims were either not cognizable on federal review, procedurally defaulted, or failed to demonstrate that the state court's adjudication was contrary to or an unreasonable application of fed
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-11-25
The court denied the petition for habeas corpus, finding claims procedurally barred or without merit.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-11-24
The federal court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding the state court's decision to admit the petitioner's statement was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-11-20
Jordan J. Gadson challenged his first-degree murder conviction by filing a federal habeas corpus petition, arguing that jury instructions on felony murder and principals constituted a constructive amendment of the indictment, that trial counsel failed to advise him of the charges
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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 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.·
2020-11-06
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.·
2020-11-05
Daniel Toney, a state prison inmate, filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging his 2010 Florida conviction for armed robbery and firearm possession, raising four grounds including insufficient evidence, improper HFO sentencing, ineffective assistance of trial counsel reg
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-10-30
The federal habeas petition is denied because the petitioner failed to exhaust his claims in state court, leading to procedural default.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-10-21
The court held that the petitioner's claims were unexhausted and, even if considered on the merits, lacked merit under the applicable standards of review.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-10-19
The court held that the petitioner's claim regarding his sentence was unexhausted and, alternatively, without merit because he admitted the factual basis for the sentence during his guilty plea, which satisfied the requirements of Blakely and Apprendi.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-10-19
The court held that the petition for writ of habeas corpus must be dismissed because the petitioner failed to exhaust state remedies and the Younger abstention doctrine applies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-10-16
The petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied because the petitioner's claims are either procedurally defaulted, lack merit, or are refuted by the record.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-10-14
Ian Chad Webster, a Florida state prisoner, petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief challenging his guilty pleas to conspiracy to traffic cocaine, possession of cocaine while armed, and tampering with evidence. The court rejected all seven of Webster's claims, finding that hi
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-10-13
The federal court dismissed the petition for writ of habeas corpus because the petitioner failed to exhaust state remedies by not presenting her federal constitutional claim to the state courts, and the claim was procedurally barred.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-10-06
Florida state prisoner James L. Collins Jr. sought federal habeas corpus relief from his 2013 conviction for grand theft and subsequent sentencing as a habitual felony offender to ten years imprisonment, raising claims of judicial bias, ineffective assistance of counsel, violatio
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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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S.D. Fla.·
2020-09-21
The court held that the Petitioner's claim was not cognizable under AEDPA because the state court's decision was not contrary to, or an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-09-21
Copeland, an inmate convicted of attempted first degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, and shooting into a building, filed a federal habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his Florida conviction. The district court denied all four grounds of his pet
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-09-21
Arthur Jones, a Florida prisoner, sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his convictions for offenses including armed burglary, aggravated assault with a firearm, and drug possession. The District Court for the Middle District of Florida denied Jones's p
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-09-14
The court adopted the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, denying the Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and denying a Certificate of Appealability.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-09-10
The court held that the petitioner's claims regarding erroneous jury instructions and ineffective assistance of counsel were procedurally barred or without merit under federal habeas review standards.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-09-08
The court held that the petitioner's claims were unexhausted and procedurally barred because he failed to raise federal constitutional issues in state court, and thus his petition for habeas corpus relief was denied.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-09-02
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted and without merit, and therefore denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-08-27
Zachery Keith Turner, convicted of lewd and lascivious battery on a minor, filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction and 15-year sentence on multiple grounds, including claims of competency-to-stand-trial error, ineffective assistance of counsel, and Crawf
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-08-20
Federal habeas relief is denied because the state court's adjudication of the claims was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, and the factual determinations were not unreasonable.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-08-19
Tavares Wright, convicted of two murders committed during a 2000 crime spree in Florida, sought federal habeas relief arguing he was intellectually disabled and therefore barred from execution under the Eighth Amendment, that his trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective, an
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-08-19
The court held that the pro se plaintiff's complaint failed to state a claim for relief and lacked sufficient factual allegations for jurisdiction.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-08-13
Oliver Samuels, convicted of first-degree premeditated murder in the death of his ex-girlfriend, petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief challenging the conviction on multiple grounds including Miranda rights violations, ineffective assistance of counsel, and insufficiency of
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-08-12
The court held that a pretrial detainee cannot seek relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and that the petition, construed under § 2241, was not cognizable due to failure to exhaust state remedies and principles of abstention.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-08-11
Jehu Ramirez challenged his Florida sexual battery conviction in federal habeas corpus proceedings, raising six grounds including ineffective assistance of trial counsel claims and procedural issues. The district court denied all six grounds, finding some procedurally defaulted f
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-08-10
Leonard Haggins challenged his conviction for robbery and burglary based on alleged trial errors and ineffective assistance of counsel in a federal habeas petition brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied the petition, finding that Haggins either failed to proper
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-08-03
The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus because the petitioner's claims were either unexhausted, procedurally defaulted, or failed to meet the stringent standards for federal review under AEDPA.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-07-21
The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that the state court's denial of the petitioner's ineffective assistance of counsel claims was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.