235 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 1,235 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort
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Federal habeas relief is available only for constitutional violations, not state law errors, and claims not properly presented to state courts are procedurally barred unless cause and prejudice or manifest injustice is shown.
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The district court affirmed the magistrate judge's report, denying the petitioner's federal habeas petition and finding no substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right for appeal.
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A federal district court denied Joel Diaz's habeas corpus petition challenging his murder conviction, finding that his penalty-phase claims were moot after his resentencing to life imprisonment in 2017, while his guilt-phase claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and juror m
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Bernard Hughlon, a Florida state prisoner, sought federal habeas relief challenging his 2010 conviction for escape by arguing ineffective assistance of counsel, improper jury procedures, denial of a lesser-included offense instruction, and improper prosecutorial comments. The cou
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Demetrius Flowers, a Florida inmate convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping, filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction on eight grounds, including jury instruction errors, sufficiency of evidence claims, and ineffective assistance of counsel arguments. T
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The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted or barred, and the state court's denial of relief was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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The court held that the state court did not unreasonably apply federal law or make unreasonable factual determinations regarding the suppression of statements and the admission of testimony challenged under the Confrontation Clause.
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Albert Jason Carter, an inmate challenging four state court convictions through a federal habeas petition, sought relief based on claims of ineffective assistance of counsel regarding his guilty pleas in four separate cases in which he received a cumulative twenty-year sentence.
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The federal court denied a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding all claims procedurally barred or without merit under AEDPA standards.
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The court held that Petitioner's federal claims are unexhausted, procedurally defaulted, and fail on the merits, warranting denial of the habeas petition.
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The federal court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that the state court's adjudications of the petitioner's claims were not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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A federal district court denied Ricky T. Oliver's petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging his conviction for attempted murder, finding that the trial court properly allowed him to proceed pro se (representing himself) despite his last-minute request for counsel on the da
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Jaquez Roland, a Florida prisoner convicted of armed robbery and related crimes stemming from a 2011 liquor store robbery, sought federal habeas relief challenging his conviction and sentence on sufficiency of evidence and ineffective assistance of counsel grounds. The district c
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The court held that the petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel was procedurally barred because the state court had previously denied the underlying issues on direct appeal, and even if considered on the merits, the claim failed because the petitioner could not de
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Curtis Louis Robinson, an inmate serving a nineteen-year sentence for drug and weapons offenses in Florida, filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging his state convictions for possession of hydrocodone, sale or delivery of cocaine, possession of cannabis, and resisting a
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The court held that the state appellate court's summary adjudication of the petitioner's claim was neither contrary to, nor an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law, nor based on an unreasonable determination of the facts.
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A Florida prisoner convicted of second-degree murder challenged his no-contest plea through a federal habeas petition, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel in failing to investigate the case and adequately disclose discovery evidence before advising him to plead guilty. The
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The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's ineffective assistance of counsel claim was not unreasonable and therefore denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus.
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The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel was not contrary to, or an unreasonable application of, federal law, and was not based on an unreasonable determination of the facts.
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The federal court denied the habeas petition, finding the state court's adjudication of the petitioner's claims was not contrary to, nor an unreasonable application of, federal law and was not based on an unreasonable determination of the facts.
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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 federal law, or based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
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The court held that a federal habeas corpus petition should be dismissed without prejudice to allow the petitioner to exhaust state remedies, as the AEDPA limitations period will not begin until his resentencing becomes final.
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The court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding the petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel regarding speedy trial rights to be meritless.
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Hassan Shaabazz, an inmate convicted of burglary of an occupied dwelling in 2013 and sentenced to twenty-three years imprisonment, filed a federal habeas corpus petition raising claims of ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel. The court denied the petition, findin
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The court held that the petitioner's claims were unexhausted and potentially procedurally defaulted, requiring further analysis under exceptions like Martinez v. Ryan or fundamental miscarriage of justice.
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Jon Paul, an inmate convicted of two counts of armed robbery in 2010, filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging his convictions and forty-nine-year concurrent sentences by raising seven grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court denied the petition,
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Darrell Thornton, an inmate serving a sentence for attempted second-degree murder, battery, robbery with a deadly weapon, carjacking, and second-degree arson, filed a federal habeas corpus petition raising eight grounds for relief based on claims of ineffective assistance of tria
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Ford challenged his state court conviction for second degree murder and first degree arson, seeking federal habeas relief through a § 2254 petition on multiple grounds involving alleged ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel, primarily concerning the suppression he
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The court held that the petitioner's amended petition for writ of habeas corpus is untimely as to one of his convictions, requiring dismissal in part.
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A pre-trial detainee's federal habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is properly dismissed without prejudice if the petitioner has not exhausted available state court remedies.
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The federal court denied a state prisoner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding his double jeopardy claim unexhausted and, alternatively, without merit because the mistrial was not provoked by the prosecution.
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The court held that the federal habeas petition was time-barred because it was filed more than one year after the judgment became final, and the petitioner failed to establish grounds for equitable tolling.
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Jamelle Rashard Smith challenged his conviction for attempted first-degree murder on grounds of insufficient evidence and ineffective assistance of counsel, but the federal district court rejected all claims because the state courts' decisions were neither contrary to nor an unre
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The court held that a ministerial correction of a sentence, even when entered nunc pro tunc, does not reset the one-year limitations period for filing a federal habeas corpus petition under AEDPA.
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The court found the federal habeas petition to be timely filed, denying respondents' motion to dismiss on timeliness grounds. It also found grounds seven through nine to be procedurally defaulted and unexhausted, barring their review.
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The court held that a claim based solely on state law regarding the withdrawal of a plea is not cognizable in federal habeas corpus proceedings. Furthermore, the court found that the state court's adjudication of the ineffective assistance of counsel claim was not contrary to cle
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A federal habeas corpus petition filed more than nine years after the conviction became final is untimely and must be dismissed, as statutory and equitable tolling do not apply.
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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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The court held that a federal habeas petition based on a newly recognized constitutional right is timely under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(C) if filed within one year of the date the right was initially recognized by the Supreme Court, not the date it was made retroactive.
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The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas petition was time-barred because it was filed more than one year after his conviction became final and state post-conviction actions did not toll the limitations period.
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The court held that the federal habeas petition was untimely filed and dismissed it, denying a certificate of appealability.
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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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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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Johnson Cuffy's federal habeas corpus petition challenging his 2012 Florida conviction for racketeering, conspiracy, and grand theft was dismissed as time-barred under the one-year statute of limitations set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1). The court determined that although Cuff
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The court held that defects in state collateral proceedings are not cognizable on federal habeas review. Therefore, the petition for a writ of habeas corpus should be denied.
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The court held that trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to challenge the traffic stop or file a motion to suppress, as the stop was lawful and evidence was in plain view.
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The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas petition was untimely filed and not subject to equitable tolling or the actual innocence exception.
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The court held that defects in state collateral proceedings are not cognizable on federal habeas review and denied the petition.
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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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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