1,464 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 119 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort
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403 F.2d 59·
6th Cir.·
1968-11-07
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The court held that the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and coerced guilty plea did not present federal constitutional issues.
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385 F.2d 531·
6th Cir.·
1967-11-22
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The court held that the district court's findings of fact were not clearly erroneous and were supported by substantial evidence, affirming the denial of the habeas corpus petition.
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373 F.2d 11·
10th Cir.·
1967-01-24
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The court held that a prisoner's failure to appeal a state sentence, after being informed of his rights, constitutes a deliberate bypass of state remedies, justifying denial of federal habeas corpus relief.
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359 F.2d 402·
9th Cir.·
1966-04-11
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The court held that the film sold by the defendant constituted hard core pornography and thus was not protected by the First Amendment.
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349 F.2d 859·
5th Cir.·
1965-08-16
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The court held that deliberate, purposeful use of state criminal machinery to deny constitutional rights constitutes an "extraordinary" case justifying pre-trial federal habeas relief, despite prior rulings to the contrary.
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332 F.2d 16·
8th Cir.·
1964-05-04
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The court held that the district court erred in finding that the appellant waived his constitutional claims by failing to raise them on direct appeal, as waiver requires an intentional relinquishment of a known right.
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321 F.2d 535·
6th Cir.·
1963-06-28
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The court held that the federal district court correctly denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus because the petitioner failed to exhaust his available state remedies.
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A prisoner's erroneous sentencing to a state prison instead of a reformatory, when no substantial differences in conditions or consequences exist between the institutions, does not constitute a Fourteenth Amendment violation cognizable in federal habeas corpus.
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248 F.2d 465·
9th Cir.·
1957-10-03
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The court held that without a certificate of probable cause, an appeal from a denial of a habeas corpus petition is not valid.
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194 F.2d 664·
9th Cir.·
1952-02-13
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A state prisoner seeking federal habeas corpus relief must apply for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court as part of exhausting state remedies, even if the state court denied the petition without opinion.
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155 F.2d 909·
7th Cir.·
1946-05-17
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The court held that a state prisoner's claim that he was denied due process by the lack of appointed counsel was not grounds for habeas corpus relief when the prisoner had competently and intelligently waived his right to counsel under state law, and the state court had already a
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141 F.2d 300·
2d Cir.·
1944-01-28
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-10-02
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Kervin Moreno Mujica filed a federal habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 while his direct appeal was still pending in state court. The district court dismissed the petition as premature because Mujica had not exhausted his state court remedies, specifically his direct a
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2022 WL 610584·
M.D. Fla.·
2022-07-08
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The court held that a motion for reconsideration must identify manifest errors of law or fact, and that a motion for appointment of federal habeas counsel requires exhaustion of state remedies, with limited exceptions not met here.
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2019 WL 3209880·
M.D. Fla.·
2019-12-02
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The court held that the petitioner's motion to stay federal habeas proceedings pending a decision on the cognizability of freestanding actual innocence claims should be denied because the petitioner failed to demonstrate actual innocence.
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601 F. Supp. 2d 1267·
M.D. Fla.·
2009-02-26
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The court held that the petitioner's claims regarding the HAC aggravator, proportionality of sentence, consideration of mitigating factors, and admission of evidence were procedurally barred or failed to meet the AEDPA standard of review.
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993 F.2d 96·
5th Cir.·
1993-06-14
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The court held that even if a constitutional right to self-representation on appeal exists, the defendant failed to properly invoke it due to a knowing and intelligent waiver not being established. Lay representation by an inmate is impermissible.
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931 F.2d 1394·
10th Cir.·
1991-04-29
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A mandatory indeterminate sentence of ten years to life for second-degree murder does not violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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887 F.2d 80·
5th Cir.·
1989-10-30
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The court held that the petitioner has raised a substantial issue regarding the sentencing judge's exercise of discretion, warranting an evidentiary hearing.
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837 F.2d 940·
11th Cir.·
1988-01-27
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791 F.2d 828·
11th Cir.·
1986-05-19
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The court granted certificates of probable cause and stayed execution pending appeal for both the denial of a Rule 60(b) motion and the denial of a successive habeas petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel.
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460 F.2d 1261·
5th Cir.·
1972-05-11
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The court held that the district court erred in deciding two grounds without consulting the state trial transcript, requiring remand.
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M.D. Fla.·
2026-01-12
The Court held that the petitioner's claims for ineffective assistance of counsel and double jeopardy were successive and dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, and the due process claim based on destroyed evidence was untimely.
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M.D. Fla.·
2026-01-05
The court held that the petitioner's motion to vacate sentence was time-barred and that he was not entitled to equitable tolling or relief on his constitutional claims.
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N.D. Fla.·
2026-01-05
The court held that the petitioner is not entitled to federal habeas relief because his claims are either unexhausted, procedurally defaulted, or the state court reasonably applied federal law.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-12-17
The federal court denied a state prisoner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that the state courts' rejection of his ineffective assistance of counsel claim was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, nor based on an unreasonable determination
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-12-09
The court held that the petitioner's claims were not cognizable on federal habeas review, either because they involved Fourth Amendment claims that had a full and fair opportunity for litigation in state court, or because they rested on alleged misapplications of state law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-12-08
The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was time-barred under AEDPA because it was filed more than one year after his convictions became final, and no exceptions applied.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-12-04
The court held that clarifying an ambiguous oral sentence pronouncement does not violate the Double Jeopardy Clause, especially when the clarification aligns with the parties' original plea agreement.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-12-02
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's ineffective assistance of counsel claims was not 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.·
2025-11-21
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely and procedurally barred, and that his claims were not cognizable on federal habeas review.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-11-17
The court held that the petitioner's claims were waived by his nolo contendere plea or lacked merit and factual support, thus denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-11-14
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed and dismissed it with prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-11-14
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was time-barred under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) because it was filed after the one-year limitation period expired. The court also denied a certificate of appealability.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-11-05
The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas claim was unexhausted and procedurally defaulted because he failed to present it to the state courts and it appeared to be based on state law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-11-05
The federal habeas petition was dismissed as untimely because it was filed outside the one-year statute of limitations, and the petitioner's state post-conviction motion did not toll the period as it was filed after the deadline expired.
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The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed under the one-year limitations period imposed by AEDPA, and equitable tolling was not warranted.
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The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was timely filed due to the tolling of the one-year limitations period by state post-conviction proceedings.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-11-03
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed and dismissed it with prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-09-22
Haywood Edouard, a Florida prisoner convicted of second-degree felony murder and attempted robbery stemming from an armed robbery that resulted in the death of his accomplice Ernest Curry, petitioned for federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising eight grounds includin
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-09-16
Charles Southern, convicted as a juvenile of second-degree murder at age seventeen, petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief challenging his life sentence, arguing his resentencing counsel provided ineffective assistance and the trial court lacked jurisdiction to resentence hi
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-09-15
Anthony Lamar Simmons, an inmate challenging his conviction for attempted second-degree murder and attempted armed robbery, sought federal habeas relief on claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. The Middle District of Florida rejected all four grounds, holding that th
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-09-12
Michael Jerome Lee, an inmate in Florida's penal system, sought federal habeas corpus relief from three 2018 state court convictions for fleeing to elude police, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, and driving with a revoked license, raising claims of ineffective ass
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-09-09
Earon Tyler, convicted of murder and attempted robbery in 1995, sought federal habeas relief on thirteen claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel, most of which were not exhausted in state court. The court found that Tyler failed to establish the requisite Strickland pre
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-09-05
The court held 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, and thus denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-26
Federal habeas relief is denied because the state court's decisions were not 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.·
2025-08-20
Jeffrey Allen Weddington II, incarcerated in the Florida penal system, sought federal habeas corpus relief challenging his 2017 state court conviction for sexual battery, domestic felony battery, and false imprisonment, but the federal district court denied relief on all four gro
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-18
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's claims was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, nor based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-18
The court held that the petitioner's trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to submit a written special jury instruction, as the standard instruction was sufficient and counsel's oral request was considered.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-30
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's claims was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, and was not based on an unreasonable determination of facts.