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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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-15
The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was time-barred because he failed to demonstrate extraordinary circumstances justifying equitable tolling and did not act with reasonable diligence.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-10
Kurt Van Zeeland, an inmate convicted of second-degree murder, sought federal habeas corpus relief arguing that his trial counsel was ineffective for misadvising him about a self-defense claim and for misrepresenting the sentence he would receive if he pleaded guilty. The distric
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-27
The court held that the petitioner is entitled to equitable tolling, making his federal habeas petition timely filed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-23
Brian Keith Smith, a Florida inmate sentenced to life imprisonment for armed robbery, petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief raising eight claims, including trial court errors in allowing certain testimony and jury instruction issues, as well as several ineffective assistanc
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-05-27
The court recommended that the habeas petition be transferred to the Middle District of Florida.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-27
The court recommended that the habeas petition be transferred to the Middle District of Florida.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-27
Charles Lee Hill challenged his convictions for first-degree murder, armed kidnapping, and robbery in this federal habeas corpus case, arguing ineffective assistance of counsel and improper identification procedures. The court denied all grounds for relief, finding that the ident
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-05-16
The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas petition was timely filed, as the limitations period was tolled by state postconviction proceedings and extended by Supreme Court orders.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-14
The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was untimely filed under AEDPA's one-year statute of limitations, and equitable tolling was not warranted.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-28
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed and dismissed it, finding no basis for actual innocence or equitable tolling.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-28
The federal habeas petition is dismissed as time-barred because the petitioner failed to file within the one-year statute of limitations, and his state post-conviction motions did not toll the period as they were untimely.
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Fla.·
2025-04-25
Jeffrey Hutchinson, convicted of murdering three children in 1998 and sentenced to death, filed his fourth successive postconviction motion after the Governor signed a death warrant. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's denial of all claims and denied his reques
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-23
The court held that the federal habeas petition was untimely filed and dismissed it as time-barred because the petitioner failed to demonstrate entitlement to equitable tolling.
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Del.·
2025-04-22
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court's denial of the appellant's second motion for postconviction relief. The Court held that the version of Superior Court Criminal Rule 61 in effect at the time the motion was filed applied, and that the appellant failed to over
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-15
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.·
2025-04-11
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally barred or failed to meet the Strickland standard for ineffective assistance of counsel, and thus federal habeas relief was denied.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-11
The court held that the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied as successive because the petitioner failed to obtain authorization from the court of appeals to file a second petition.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-09
The federal habeas petition is dismissed as time-barred because the petitioner failed to file within the one-year statute of limitations, and his claims of actual innocence do not excuse the procedural default.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-04-08
A federal habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 must be dismissed if the petitioner has not exhausted available state remedies, including administrative grievance procedures and state court filings.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-01
The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was time-barred under the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) because it was filed long after the one-year limitations period expired.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-03-28
The petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed as untimely because it was filed outside the one-year limitations period established by AEDPA, and the petitioner has not demonstrated entitlement to statutory or equitable tolling, nor any exception to the time bar.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-21
The court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding that the state court's rejection of the petitioner's claims was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-20
The court held that a successive federal habeas petition filed without prior authorization from the court of appeals must be denied for lack of jurisdiction.
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Fla.·
2025-03-13
Edward T. James, a death row inmate with two capital sentences and an active death warrant, appeals the circuit court's summary denial of his successive motion for postconviction relief and petitions for habeas corpus and stay of execution. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-12
The court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding 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.·
2025-03-10
Terry Lequan Dixon challenged his state conviction for accessory after the fact on federal habeas corpus grounds, asserting that the evidence was insufficient, that the prosecutor improperly commented on his right to remain silent, and that his trial counsel was ineffective for f
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-02-26
Reinier Fundora-Martinez, an inmate convicted in Duval County state court of motor vehicle fraud and organized fraud offenses, sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising five grounds including claims of deficient performance by his trial counsel regarding failur
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-02-24
The court held that the federal habeas petition was premature because the petitioner had not exhausted all available state court remedies.
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The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the state court's ruling on his ineffective assistance of counsel claims was contrary to federal law or based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-02-14
The court held that the state court's adjudication of the petitioner's claims was not contrary to federal law and denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-02-05
The court held that the petitioner is not entitled to federal habeas corpus relief because his claims were either denied on the merits under AEDPA standards or dismissed as procedurally defaulted and unexhausted.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-01-29
Traci Lynne Clark, an inmate convicted of DUI manslaughter in Putnam County, Florida, challenged her conviction through a federal habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, arguing that her trial counsel was ineffective, that the trial court erred in denying her motion for ju
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-01-27
The court held that the petitioner's Fourth Amendment claim is barred under Stone v. Powell because he had a full and fair opportunity to litigate it in state court. The court also found an ineffective assistance of trial counsel claim unexhausted.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-01-23
The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the state court's decision was contrary to or an unreasonable application of clearly established federal law, or an unreasonable determination of fact, and thus denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-01-08
A federal court cannot entertain a petition for writ of error coram nobis to challenge a state criminal judgment, and federal courts should abstain from intervening in pending state criminal proceedings absent specific exceptions.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-01-08
Federal habeas relief is denied because the state court's rejection of the ineffective assistance of counsel claims was not contrary to federal law and not based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-01-03
The court held that the petitioner failed to show that the state court's denial of his claims was contrary to or involved an unreasonable application of federal law, or was based on an unreasonable factual determination.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-01-02
The court held that a second federal habeas petition filed without prior authorization from the court of appeals is successive and must be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-12-23
The court held that the petition for writ of habeas corpus was untimely filed under AEDPA, and equitable tolling and actual innocence exceptions did not apply.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-12-10
The court held that the federal habeas petition was untimely under AEDPA and that the petitioner's claims lacked merit.
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The court held that the federal habeas petition was untimely because it was filed more than one year after the petitioner discovered or should have discovered the factual predicates for his claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-12-09
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed under AEDPA, and dismissed the case with prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-11-26
The federal habeas petition is dismissed as time-barred because it was filed outside the one-year limitations period established by AEDPA, and no tolling or equitable exceptions apply.
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N.D. Fla.·
2024-11-12
The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was untimely filed after the one-year limitations period expired, and therefore, it should be dismissed with prejudice.
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N.D. Fla.·
2024-11-12
The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was time-barred under AEDPA because it was filed more than three years after the one-year limitations period expired.
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N.D. Fla.·
2024-11-05
A state prisoner seeking release on bond pending a habeas corpus decision must demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits of a substantial constitutional claim and extraordinary and exceptional circumstances. Petitioner failed to meet this standard.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-10-29
The court dismissed the case without prejudice because the petitioner failed to use the required standard forms, combine claims improperly, and did not pay the filing fee or seek in forma pauperis status.
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11th Cir.·
2024-10-28
The Eleventh Circuit held that a state court's explicit designation of an amended sentence as nunc pro tunc requires deference, preventing it from restarting the federal habeas limitations period, but an amended judgment not designated nunc pro tunc does restart the period.
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-10-24
The federal habeas petition is dismissed as time-barred because it was filed more than one year after the petitioner's judgment became final, and neither statutory tolling, equitable tolling, nor the actual innocence exception applies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-10-21
Jesse Alonso, a Florida prisoner, filed a pro se petition for federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his conviction for resisting an officer with violence. The district court dismissed the petition as premature because Alonso had not exhausted available state co