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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S.D. Fla.·
2023-02-14
The court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding no substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right and thus denying a certificate of appealability.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-02-07
The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was untimely filed and not subject to equitable tolling or the actual innocence exception.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-02-06
The court denied the amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that the petitioner's claims were either procedurally barred, speculative, or failed to demonstrate prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-02-06
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.·
2023-01-23
The court held that the state court's decision admitting the 911 recording was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, and that the claims of ineffective assistance of counsel were either procedurally defaulted or lacked merit.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-23
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel was not contrary to federal law or based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-01-20
The court held that the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel lacked merit and were not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-20
The court held that the petitioner's habeas petition was untimely and equitable tolling was not warranted because the attorney's misadvice, while negligent, did not rise to the level of abandonment or extraordinary circumstance required for tolling.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-18
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed and not subject to equitable tolling, warranting dismissal.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-12
In Queen v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, a federal district court denied a state prisoner's habeas corpus petition challenging his drug trafficking conviction on grounds of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. The court found that the petitioner failed to mee
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-03
The court held that the petitioner's claims were unexhausted and procedurally barred, and even if considered on the merits, did not meet the AEDPA standard for federal habeas relief.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-03
The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was untimely filed and that his claims of actual innocence and equitable tolling did not excuse the delay.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-01-03
The court held that the petitioner's claims were denied on the merits, as the state court's decisions were not contrary to federal law and were based on reasonable fact determinations, and thus habeas relief was not warranted.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-03
Dixon challenged his state court convictions for aggravated assault with a firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and carrying a concealed firearm in a federal habeas corpus petition, raising seven grounds of error. The District Court denied the petition, finding
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-12-05
A federal district court in Florida denied Johnny L. Jones's habeas corpus petition challenging his 2012 state court conviction for burglary while armed with a firearm and grand theft, rejecting his claims that Fourth Amendment violations, coercive police interrogation, and ineff
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-11-15
The court held that the petitioner's claims were either unexhausted, procedurally barred, or failed to meet the Strickland standard for ineffective assistance of counsel, and thus denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-11-14
Michael Lee Smith, an inmate convicted in 2013 of armed burglary with assault and attempted armed robbery, filed a federal habeas petition challenging his conviction on multiple grounds of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. The district court dismissed the petition, conclud
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-11-14
Casie Lanee White, convicted of second-degree murder in 2015 with a life sentence, filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging her conviction on eleven grounds, primarily alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel. The district court denied all of her claims, finding
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-11-08
The federal court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel was not contrary to federal law and was based on a reasonable determination of the facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-11-01
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, nor based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-10-18
The court held that the state court's adjudication of the petitioner's claims did not result in a decision contrary to, or an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law, nor an unreasonable determination of the facts.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-10-03
The Court denies Ground 1 and dismisses Grounds 2 through 10 of the habeas petition, finding some claims unexhausted, others procedurally defaulted, and one cognizable only under state law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-26
The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was untimely filed and not entitled to statutory or equitable tolling.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-23
Charles Pitts challenged his state convictions for sexual battery, false imprisonment, and domestic battery by strangulation through a federal habeas corpus petition, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The court denied the petition, finding that Pitts's guilty plea was k
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-23
Armey filed a federal habeas petition challenging his state convictions for carjacking, burglary, and theft, claiming the prosecution withheld exculpatory evidence and that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to present an insanity defense based on mental illness. The c
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-22
The court denied the petitioner's habeas corpus claims, finding that his trial counsel was not ineffective under the Strickland standard.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-22
The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the state court unreasonably denied his claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel regarding an untimely motion to disqualify the judge.
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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.·
2022-09-13
A Florida state prisoner serving a mandatory life sentence for sexual battery upon a child sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 2011 conviction on eleven grounds, including claims of child hearsay evidence admission, ineffective assistance of trial
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-29
The court held that the state court's adjudications of the petitioner's claims were not contrary to, or an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law, nor based on an unreasonable determination of the facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-25
The court denied the amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that the petitioner's claims were either unexhausted, procedurally barred, or without merit under AEDPA review standards.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-16
The court held that the state court's adjudications of the petitioner's claims were not contrary to, or an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law, nor based on an unreasonable determination of the facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-12
Florida inmate Donmonique Cockrum sought habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his conviction for attempted second-degree murder based on claims of ineffective assistance of both trial and appellate counsel. The district court denied all claims, finding that the recor
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-11
The court held that the petitioner failed to show good cause or satisfy the stringent requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(2) for discovery in his federal habeas corpus petition.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-11
Inmate Foreman, convicted of lewd and lascivious molestation of a child, sought federal habeas relief challenging the admissibility and reliability of child hearsay testimony presented by the victim's parents and a Child Protection Team member. The federal district court denied r
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-03
The court held that the petitioner's claims lacked merit and denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-02
The federal court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding no unreasonable application of federal law or unreasonable determination of facts by the state court regarding ineffective assistance of counsel claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-02
The district court correctly denied Petitioner David Guzman's amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The court found that Guzman failed to demonstrate that the state appellate court's denial of his claims of ineffective assistance of appellate counse
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-07-28
The court adopted the Magistrate Judge's recommendation to dismiss some claims as time-barred and deny others on the merits, finding no clear error in the record.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-07-27
Anthony Vaughan, an inmate convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in 2010, petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising four grounds for relief including claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court denied the petition on
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-07-22
The court held that the applicant's amended habeas application was untimely as to one ground and that the state court's denial of the remaining ineffective assistance of counsel claim was not an unreasonable application of federal law or determination of facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-07-22
Melendez challenged his state convictions for drug trafficking and related offenses through a federal habeas corpus petition, asserting five grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel, including claims that his trial attorney failed to communicate a plea offer, obtain an interp
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-07-19
The court denied Petitioner's Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, finding most claims procedurally defaulted and the remaining claims without merit.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-07-12
The court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding the state court's adjudication of the ineffective assistance of counsel claims was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-07-08
The federal habeas petition is dismissed as untimely because the petitioner exceeded the one-year limitations period established by AEDPA, and neither actual innocence nor equitable tolling applies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-07-07
The court held that Grounds One, Three, and Four were untimely filed and Ground Two was procedurally barred and also failed on the merits.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-06-24
The court held that it lacked jurisdiction to review the petitioner's claims, as they constituted a direct attack on a District of Columbia appellate court decision, which is beyond the scope of federal district court review.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-06-21
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted or not cognizable in federal habeas proceedings because they were not presented as federal issues in state court.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-06-07
Isaac Wilder, convicted in Florida state court of first-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in 2011, filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction based on claims of actual innocence and ineffective assistance of trial counsel, all of which the co
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-06-01
The court held that the state appellate court's adjudication of the petitioner's claims was neither contrary to, nor an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law, nor based on an unreasonable determination of the facts.