Federal Habeas Corpus

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

• Wright v. Sec'y, Fla. Dep't of Corr. (Putnam County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-10-16
  The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed and dismissed it because he failed to demonstrate actual innocence or any other basis for equitable tolling.
• Kirk v. Dixon
  N.D. Fla.· 2024-10-11
  Roosevelt Kirk, a juvenile offender sentenced to life with parole for a 1983 murder, sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, arguing his resentencing violated the Eighth Amendment under Miller v. Alabama. The federal court denied relief, holding that Miller does not
• Denkins v. Sec'y, Fla. Dep't of Corr. (Duval County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-10-03
  The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed and dismissed it with prejudice.
• Porter v. Dixon
  N.D. Fla.· 2024-09-30
  The court held that certain claims were procedurally defaulted and unexhausted, and that the remaining claims did not meet the standard for federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d).
• Connolly v. Fla. Dep't of Corr.
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-09-27
  Former FBI Special Agent John Joseph Connolly challenged his second-degree murder conviction for his role in the 1982 killing of John B. Callahan, arguing that Florida prosecutors committed a Brady violation by withholding a 2006 email from his trial in which an FBI supervisor st
• Pierre v. Dep't of Corr.
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-09-26
  The court held that the federal habeas petition was time-barred because the state post-conviction motion did not toll the limitations period, and the petitioner failed to establish actual innocence.
• Jones v. Sec'y, Fla. Dep't of Corr. (Duval County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-09-25
  Rashane Jones, a Florida inmate convicted of three counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of felon in possession of a firearm, filed a federal habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his 2014 state court conviction. The District Court for the Mid
• Ruff v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr. (Pinellas County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-09-25
  A freestanding claim of actual innocence based on newly discovered evidence is not cognizable on federal habeas corpus review under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in non-capital cases.
• Wright v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr. (Polk)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-09-18
  Federal habeas relief is denied because the petitioner's claims are either not cognizable in federal court as they involve state law issues or fail to demonstrate that the state court's adjudication was contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
• James v. Dixon
  N.D. Fla.· 2024-09-16
  The court held that the petitioner failed to show the state court's decision denying his due process and double jeopardy claims was contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, or based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
• Koelemij v. Sec'y Dep't of Corr. State of Fla.
  N.D. Fla.· 2024-09-16
  The court held that the petitioner's arguments did not meet the high standard required for federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) and that the arguments were frivolous.
• Trammell v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr. (Hernando)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-09-11
  The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that the state court's denial of the ineffective assistance of counsel claims was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
• Tribble v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr. (Polk County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-09-06
  The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed under AEDPA and dismissed it.
• Holt v. Sec'y, Fla. Dep't of Corr.
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-09-05
  James Willie Holt, an inmate challenging his 2016 conviction for lewd or lascivious molestation of a three-year-old, petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising four grounds including claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel and confrontat
• Wingard v. Sec'y Dep't of Corr. (Duval County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-09-05
  Louis Alexander Wingard, a state prisoner convicted of home invasion robbery and other firearms offenses, filed a federal habeas petition challenging his conviction on nine separate grounds, all of which were either procedurally defaulted or lacked merit under AEDPA's deferential
• Cummings v. Sec'y, Fla. Dep't of Corr. (Duval County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-08-29
  The court held that a resentencing order entered nunc pro tunc does not constitute a new judgment for purposes of AEDPA's second or successive petition bar, and thus the current petition is barred.
• Knox v. Fla. Dep't of Corr.
  N.D. Fla.· 2024-08-20
  The court held that a federal habeas petitioner cannot obtain relief on a Fourth Amendment claim if the state provided a full and fair opportunity to litigate it, and that the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel lacked merit because his underlying Fourth Amen
• Knight v. Sec'y, Fla. Dep't of Corr. (Duval County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-08-20
  The court held that the petitioner's Fourth Amendment claim is barred from federal habeas review.
• Henry v. Sec'y, Fla. Dep't of Corr. (Duval County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-08-19
  Keith Patrick Henry, an inmate serving a twenty-year sentence for attempt to possess cocaine and conspiracy to traffic in controlled substances, petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising eleven grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel and rel
• Herrera-Vasquez v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr.
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-08-09
  The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding no constitutional violations in the state court proceedings.
• Levin v. Sec'y, Fla. Dep't of Corr. (Nassau County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-08-07
  Joseph Luis Levin, an inmate serving a 44-year sentence for six counts of lewd or lascivious battery, one count of soliciting a child via computer, and one count of traveling to meet a minor, challenged his convictions in a federal habeas corpus petition, raising claims of incomp
• Hayes v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr. (Duval County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-08-06
  Robert Earl Hayes, a Florida inmate serving a life sentence as a prison releasee reoffender following conviction for three counts of robbery and one count of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising
• Martin-Godinez v. Sec'y, Fla. Dep't of Corr. (Duval County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-08-06
  The federal court denied the habeas petition, finding the state court's adjudications were neither contrary to nor an unreasonable application of federal law, and not based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
• Monroe v. Sec'y Dep't of Corr. (Duval County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-08-02
  The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and trial court error was not contrary to, nor an unreasonable application of, federal law, and was not based on an unreasonable determination of the facts.
• Hollis v. Sec'y Dep't of Corr. (Duval County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-07-25
  The court held that the petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel was unexhausted and procedurally defaulted, and he failed to demonstrate cause and prejudice to overcome the default.
• Diaz v. Dixon
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-05-31
  The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas petition was time-barred under AEDPA because it was filed more than one year after his judgment became final and he failed to demonstrate statutory tolling, equitable tolling, or actual innocence.
• Wilson v. Dixon
  N.D. Fla.· 2024-05-23
  The court adopted the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, denying the petitioner's amended habeas petition.
• Napier v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr. (Polk County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-05-21
  The Court held that the due process claim was procedurally barred and that the ineffective assistance of counsel claims were properly denied by the state court.
• Waters v. Sec'y, Fla. Dep't of Corr. (Duval County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-04-26
  The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed because it was filed after the one-year limitations period expired, and the petitioner failed to establish grounds for equitable tolling.
• Smith v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr. (Collier)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-04-17
  The court denied the petitioner's motions for appointment of counsel and to expand the record.
• Martin v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corrections(Marion County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-04-16
  The federal habeas corpus petition is dismissed because it is untimely, procedurally barred, and meritless.
• Hillfiger v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr. (Polk)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-04-15
  The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was time-barred because he failed to demonstrate reasonable diligence in pursuing his rights or extraordinary circumstances that prevented timely filing.
• Tillman v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr. (Pinellas County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-04-10
  The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas petition was time-barred because it was filed outside the one-year limitations period established by AEDPA, and the petitioner failed to demonstrate entitlement to equitable tolling.
• Thompson v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr. (Pinellas County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-04-09
  The court held that the petitioner's actual innocence claim failed because it relied on re-arguing the sufficiency of trial evidence rather than presenting new, reliable evidence. Therefore, the petition was dismissed as time-barred.
• Gaitan v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr. (Hillsborough County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-04-09
  The court held that most of petitioner's claims were time-barred, but the ineffective assistance of counsel claim, though timely, lacked merit.
• Birchard v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr. (Pinellas County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-04-04
  The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was time-barred under AEDPA and that equitable tolling was not warranted.
• Goodson v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr. (Duval County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-03-28
  Michael D. Goodson, a Florida inmate, challenged his 2013 Duval County convictions for five counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of shooting or throwing deadly missiles through a federal habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Middle District of Florida deni
• Davis v. State
  Fla. 1st DCA· 2024-03-27
  A defendant cannot file a successive rule 3.850 motion claiming newly discovered facts based on counsel's misadvice when the movant could have discovered the misadvice upon the trial court's denial of the first 3.850 motion.
• Leppert v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corrections(Putnam County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-03-27
  Morgan Amanda Leppert, convicted at age 15 of first-degree murder and nonhomicide felonies, sought federal habeas relief challenging the constitutionality of Florida's juvenile sentencing scheme and alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The District Court for the Middle Dis
• Nibbelink v. Sec'y Dep't of Corr. (Duval County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-03-12
  Joshua Brian Nibbelink, a Florida inmate, filed a federal habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his 2015 state court conviction for first-degree felony murder, kidnapping, and robbery. The district court reviewed the petition applying the deferential AEDPA sta
• Martinez v. Snider
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-03-08
  The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition is successive and untimely, and therefore dismissed.
• McChriston v. Sec'y Dep't of Corr. (Duval County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-03-08
  The court held that the petitioner's claim regarding the denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal was procedurally barred because he failed to fairly present the federal nature of the claim to the state court. Even if considered on the merits, the claim failed.
• West v. Sec'y Dep't of Corr. (Duval County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-03-06
  Todd Curtis West, an inmate convicted of armed burglary with assault or battery, sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising multiple claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. The district court denied all grounds, finding that the state court's rejectio
• Bailey v. Sec'y, Fla. Dep't of Corr. (Duval County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-03-06
  The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was untimely because his AEDPA limitation period expired before he filed it, and he failed to establish grounds for tolling.
• Johnson v. Sec'y Dep't of Corr. State of Fla.
  N.D. Fla.· 2024-02-29
  The court adopted the magistrate judge's report and recommendation, denying the petitioner's § 2254 petition.
• Bright v. Sec'y, Fla. Dep't of Corr. (Duval County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-02-23
  Corey Bright, convicted of aggravated assault with a firearm for his role in a fatal shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging his twenty-three-year sentence on grounds including ineffective assistance of counsel and insufficient eviden
• Woods v. Sec'y, Fla. Dep't of Corr. (Duval County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-02-20
  The federal court denied the habeas petition, finding the state court's adjudication of the ineffective assistance of counsel claim was neither contrary to nor an unreasonable application of federal law.
• Haynes v. Sec'y, Fla. Dep't of Corr. (Duval County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-02-13
  The court held that the state court's adjudication of the petitioner's claim regarding ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to request a Richardson hearing was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
• Smith v. Sec'y, Fla. Dep't of Corr. (Duval County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-02-09
  The court held that the petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to request a jury instruction on consent was procedurally barred and lacked merit, even if considered on the merits.
• Grace v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr. (Polk County)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-02-08
  Wesley Grace challenged his Florida conviction for armed burglary with assault, aggravated assault, and tampering with a witness through a federal habeas corpus petition, claiming ineffective assistance of trial counsel on multiple grounds. The District Court denied all seven cla