565 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 717 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort
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The court held that the petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied because the magistrate judge had jurisdiction, the charged offenses are extraditable under the treaty, and there was sufficient evidence to establish probable cause.
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The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a motion to videotape an execution pending appeal, as the evidentiary value was insufficient and outweighed by comity and privacy concerns.
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The State of Florida appealed a habeas corpus discharge in an extradition case where the trial court found that the appellee was not the person named in a New York Governor's warrant for murder. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the State failed to establish a prima faci
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This case reviews a circuit judge's order in a habeas corpus proceeding that allowed an appellee to appeal an extradition warrant without paying costs. The appellate court reversed this part of the order, citing precedent that requires costs to be paid for appeals.
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The preclusion order did not violate Martin's Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses because he was able to meaningfully expose investigative bias and witness credibility through cross-examination of the evidence and investigative failures, even though he could not reference
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Fla. 3d DCA·
2026-07-01
Appellate counsel cannot be deemed ineffective for failing to raise a claim that would not have changed the result, and any error in failing to submit habitual felony offender factors to a jury constitutes harmless error beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Fla.·
2026-05-27
The circuit court properly summarily denied Lukehart's successive postconviction motion because his as-applied Eighth Amendment challenge to Florida's lethal injection protocol was untimely and meritless, his facial challenge was meritless as the protocol had been previously uphe
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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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Fla. 3d DCA·
2025-10-29
A fugitive who signs a valid waiver of extradition rights and agrees to voluntary return waives all procedural protections incidental to extradition proceedings, including habeas relief. Additionally, the ninety-day statutory limit on extradition detention does not run while the
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The court recommended dismissal of the habeas petition without prejudice.
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The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.131 regarding pretrial release procedures. The amendments align the rule with recent statutory changes to sections 903.011 and 903.047, Florida Statutes, effective January 1, 2026.
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Fla. 3d DCA·
2025-09-24
Appellate counsel is not ineffective for failing to raise a meritless claim on appeal, and the verdict form at issue presented no fundamental error because the record revealed no possibility of juror confusion regarding the conviction.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-08-18
The court held that the First Step Act's amendment to the Good Conduct Time statute does not require retroactive recalculation of credits for completed sentences, and the petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-11
The court held that it has subject-matter jurisdiction over the habeas corpus petition and that the petition is ripe for review, as the presumptively reasonable detention period has expired.
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Fla. 6th DCA·
2025-06-30
Appellate counsel's failure to raise a double jeopardy claim regarding convictions for both possession and trafficking of cocaine constituted ineffective assistance of counsel, entitling the petitioner to a new appeal on that issue.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-05-05
The court recommended dismissal of the petition for failure to prosecute, failure to keep the court apprised of his address, and failure to comply with court orders.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-04-30
The court held that the petitioner's filing, though styled as a civil rights complaint, was in substance a habeas corpus petition. The court determined it lacked jurisdiction and recommended transfer.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-30
The court recommended transferring the habeas corpus petition to the Middle District of Florida due to lack of jurisdiction in the Northern District.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-04-29
The court adopted the Magistrate Judge's recommendation to deny the petition for habeas corpus relief, finding no constitutional deficiency in trial counsel's performance.
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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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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.·
2025-01-09
The court held that trial counsel's failure to advise the petitioner of the maximum penalty he faced before rejecting a plea offer constituted ineffective assistance of counsel, warranting habeas corpus relief.
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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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The court held that the petitioner received all the due process he was entitled to under Wolff v. McDonnell, and the state court's decision was not contrary to federal law or based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
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The court accepted the Magistrate Judge's report and recommendation, denying the petition for a writ of habeas corpus and denying a certificate of appealability.
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-07-26
Renell Jones sought federal habeas corpus relief challenging the admission of his confession in a murder trial, arguing Miranda violations and constitutional defects in his interrogation. The district court affirmed the magistrate judge's recommendation to deny the petition, find
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-18
The court held that a Rule 60(b) motion seeking to relitigate a previously denied habeas claim based on newly discovered evidence is a successive habeas petition, and since it was filed without authorization from the court of appeals, the district court lacks jurisdiction.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-08
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted and not cognizable on federal habeas corpus review, and therefore denied the petition.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-02-01
Clarence Leroy Palmore, a Florida prisoner, filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction on the ground that he was charged by information rather than grand jury indictment, claiming a Fifth Amendment violation. The district court denied the petition, holding
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A federal court rejected Jonas Tramell Griffin's habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction for robbery with a firearm and other felonies related to a 2014 Family Dollar store robbery in Florida. The court found that Griffin failed to exhaust one claim, and all remaining c
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Joseph Durham, convicted of sexual battery of a child and other crimes, sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, claiming his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance in eight ways, including failing to file a motion to recuse the trial judge, neglecting to hire
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The court held that the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel regarding his decision to testify and a rejected plea offer were without merit, and the cumulative error claim also failed.
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The federal court denied the habeas corpus application because the state court's decision was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, and the applicant's claims were either procedurally barred or meritless.
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The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted or meritless, and the state court's decisions were not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-04-24
The petition for habeas corpus relief is denied because the petitioner has not been detained beyond the presumptively reasonable period and has not shown a lack of significant likelihood of removal.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-04-07
The court held that the petitioner's Miranda claim is procedurally defaulted and barred from federal habeas review because it was not exhausted in state court and no exceptions apply.
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The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel was objectively reasonable and did not violate federal law.
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The court held that the state court's adjudication of the petitioner's claims was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, nor based on an unreasonable determination of the facts.
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Florida's parole procedures, as implemented by the FCOR, provide juvenile offenders serving life sentences with a meaningful opportunity for release, satisfying the requirements of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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N.D. Fla.·
2023-02-17
A petitioner must exhaust administrative remedies before seeking judicial review, even if the issue has broader implications.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-02-16
The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate prejudice from his trial counsel's failure to redact a deposition transcript, and thus is not entitled to habeas relief on his ineffective assistance of counsel claim.
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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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Fla. 3d DCA·
2022-07-27
A defendant detained for 33 days without charges being filed must be released on her own recognizance under Rule 3.134, and the subsequent filing of additional misdemeanor charges arising from the same criminal episode does not constitute changed circumstances or new evidence jus
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Rufus Young challenged his murder and armed robbery convictions on federal habeas review, arguing his trial counsel was ineffective in three ways: failing to adequately suppress an allegedly illegal arrest, failing to advise him of an independent act defense, and failing to objec
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-06-03
William St. Claire sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, claiming constitutional violations at his trial for aggravated assault with a firearm, including denial of funds for a communications expert, improper exclusion of evidence regarding his reasons for visiting
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Christopher Dean Thomas challenged a 2010 Duval County conviction for four counts of armed robbery through a federal habeas petition, raising claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel, Brady violations, and newly discovered evidence. The federal district court denied the
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The court held that respondents' motion for reconsideration was untimely and failed to present grounds for relief, as the arguments raised should have been made in a timely response and did not demonstrate manifest error of law or fact.
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Tyrone Campbell, convicted of second-degree murder in Florida, filed a federal habeas petition raising eight ineffective assistance of counsel claims under the Antiterrorism Effective Death Penalty Act. The district court found all claims either procedurally defaulted or lacking
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The court held that Petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted and barred from federal habeas review because he failed to raise them properly in state court and did not demonstrate cause, prejudice, or a fundamental miscarriage of justice.