Habeas Corpus

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• Marshall v. Crosby
  911 So. 2d 1129· Fla.· 2005-05-26 ·cited 43×
  Matthew Marshall, a death row inmate, petitioned for habeas corpus relief challenging his death sentence for a 1988 murder, raising claims of ineffective appellate counsel, constitutional violations under Apprendi and Ring, and arbitrary application of Florida's jury override sta
• Brigham v. State
  769 So. 2d 1100· Fla. 1st DCA· 2000-10-03 ·cited 43×
  Petitioner sought a belated appeal of an order denying his post-conviction relief motion under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, claiming he did not receive notice of the order until after the appeal deadline had passed. The court granted the petition, holding that the pr
• Arave v. Creech
  507 U.S. 463· U.S.· 1993-03-30 ·cited 43×
  The dissenting justices argue that the majority's interpretation of Idaho's 'utter disregard for human life' aggravating circumstance is unconstitutionally vague and unsupported by common or legal usage.
• Jones v. Butler
  864 F.2d 348· 5th Cir.· 1988-12-21 ·cited 43×
  A contemporaneous objection to the use of peremptory challenges to exclude jurors based on race is a necessary predicate for later raising a Batson claim, even in federal habeas corpus proceedings.
• Wardell Riley v. Louie L. Wainwright
  517 So. 2d 656· Fla.· 1987-09-03 ·cited 43×
  Florida Supreme Court granted habeas corpus relief to a death row inmate, Wardell Riley, finding that his 1976 jury sentencing recommendation violated Lockett v. Ohio because the jury was improperly restricted to considering only statutory mitigating factors rather than all relev
• Fallada v. Dugger
  819 F.2d 1564· 11th Cir.· 1987-06-24 ·cited 43×
  The court held that the defendant's due process rights were not violated by the failure to hold an additional competency hearing during trial, the evidence was sufficient to support the robbery conviction, the prosecutor's comments did not deny a fair trial, and convictions for f
• Peter v. VAN Tassel
  486 So. 2d 528· Fla.· 1986-02-27 ·cited 43×
  The Florida Supreme Court held that a probation order conditioning incarceration as a requirement entitles the defendant to earn gain time credit under the gain time statutes, treating the incarceration period as a sentence. This resolved conflicting lower court decisions that ha
• Jarrell v. Balkcom
  735 F.2d 1242· 11th Cir.· 1984-06-20 ·cited 43×
  The court held that the petitioner's confession was not tainted by an illegal arrest, unlawful inducement, or stale Miranda warnings, and that the trial court conducted an adequate voluntariness hearing.
• Chaney v. Brown
  730 F.2d 1334· 10th Cir.· 1984-03-21 ·cited 43×
  The court held that the withheld exculpatory evidence, while not affecting the murder conviction, might have influenced the jury's decision to impose the death penalty, thus violating due process.
• McNEAL v. Louie L. Wainwright
  722 F.2d 674· 11th Cir.· 1984-01-03 ·cited 43×
  A defense attorney's tactical decision to argue for a lesser included offense, such as manslaughter, rather than outright acquittal, does not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel, even if made without explicit client consent.
• Cornelious Perry v. Rushen
  713 F.2d 1447· 9th Cir.· 1983-08-26 ·cited 43×
  The exclusion of evidence suggesting a third party committed the crime did not violate the defendant's constitutional rights because the evidence was collateral, lacked probity, and did not directly connect the third party to the offense.
• Baldwin v. Maggio
  704 F.2d 1325· 5th Cir.· 1983-05-16 ·cited 43×
  The court held that the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, both at the guilt and sentencing phases, were without merit because the alleged deficiencies did not demonstrate actual, substantial prejudice to the defense.
• Walker v. Engle
  703 F.2d 959· 6th Cir.· 1983-03-23 ·cited 43×
  The court held that the petitioner was denied federal due process by the admission of irrelevant and prejudicial evidence, but the state introduced sufficient evidence for a retrial.
• Quinton Bowen v. State OF Tenn.
  698 F.2d 241· 6th Cir.· 1983-01-14 ·cited 43×
• Shaw v. Boney
  695 F.2d 528· 11th Cir.· 1983-01-10 ·cited 43×
  The admission of a "double hearsay" threat into evidence, even if erroneous, did not render the petitioner's state murder trial fundamentally unfair, and thus did not warrant federal habeas corpus relief.
• United States ex rel. Dominick Caruso v. Zelinsky
  689 F.2d 435· 3d Cir.· 1982-09-22 ·cited 43×
  The court held that a state prisoner's procedural default in failing to raise claims within state time limits requires a showing of cause and prejudice for federal habeas corpus relief, and remanded for factual findings on whether Caruso demonstrated cause and prejudice.
• Christopher v. State
  416 So. 2d 450· Fla.· 1982-06-23 ·cited 43×
  William D. Christopher was convicted and sentenced to death for two murders. After his direct appeal was affirmed, he filed a Rule 3.850 motion for post-conviction relief raising eight grounds, including claims of incompetency, ineffective assistance of counsel, disproportionate
• Klein v. Harris
  667 F.2d 274· 2d Cir.· 1981-12-15 ·cited 43×
  A state court's constitutional error at trial can warrant federal habeas relief, even considering principles of comity and finality.
• Dietz v. Warden
  640 F.2d 126· 8th Cir.· 1981-01-30 ·cited 43×
  A jury instruction creating a burden-shifting presumption of intent violates due process and requires federal habeas relief, even if not objected to at trial, provided the petitioner can show cause for the failure to object.
• Secretary of Public Welfare of Pennsylvania v. Institutionalized Juveniles
  442 U.S. 640· U.S.· 1979-06-20 ·cited 43×
  The court reversed the lower court's dismissal of indictments against two juveniles previously certified as adults, holding they were not entitled to juvenile procedural safeguards before indictment for life felonies.
• Murphy v. Beto
  416 F.2d 98· 5th Cir.· 1969-09-26 ·cited 43×
  The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of habeas corpus relief, finding no federal constitutional grounds for the petitioner's claims.
• LEE v. United States
  400 F.2d 185· 9th Cir.· 1968-08-14 ·cited 43×
• United States ex rel. Thomas E. Kemp v. Pate
  359 F.2d 749· 7th Cir.· 1966-04-07 ·cited 43×
  The court held that the petitioner had exhausted his state remedies, and his confession was involuntary due to coercive circumstances, thus violating due process.
• Estrada v. Ahrens
  296 F.2d 690· 5th Cir.· 1961-11-30 ·cited 43×
  Nonresident aliens absent from the country are entitled to judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act for agency actions that aggrieve them, and the subordinate official with authority to act is an indispensable party.
• Johnson v. Matthews
  182 F.2d 677· D.C. Cir.· 1950-05-01 ·cited 43×
  The court held that it is barred from inquiring into charges of cruel and unusual punishment or denial of trial in an extradition case.
• City OF Jacksonville v. Wilson
  157 Fla. 838· Fla.· 1946-08-02 ·cited 43×
  Jacksonville city officials challenged a temporary restraining order prohibiting police interference with the Wilson's licensed restaurant business. The Florida Supreme Court held that the Wilsons' complaint failed to state grounds for equitable relief because it alleged only pas
• United States ex rel. McCANN v. Thompson
  144 F.2d 604· 2d Cir.· 1944-07-19 ·cited 43×
  The court held that the relator's objections regarding grand jury composition and juror absences were procedurally barred and lacked merit.
• Anderson v. Chapman
  109 Fla. 54· Fla.· 1933-03-13 ·cited 43×
  J. C. Anderson seeks habeas corpus relief from his ten-year imprisonment, challenging whether his conviction judgment was properly entered. The Florida Supreme Court holds that while his judgment entry was defectively stated, it contains sufficient adjudication of guilt by implic
• State of Fla. ex rel. Helen D. Perky v. Jefferson B. Browne
  105 Fla. 631· Fla.· 1932-06-06 ·cited 43×
  The Florida Supreme Court held that a circuit court in one judicial circuit lacks jurisdiction to discharge a person detained under a writ of ne exeat properly issued by a circuit court in another judicial circuit through habeas corpus proceedings, unless the original writ is voi
• State v. Dowling
  92 Fla. 848· Fla.· 1926-11-08 ·cited 43×
  Katie Lanz challenges on habeas corpus her imprisonment under Florida's 1923 statute criminalizing the unauthorized disposition of personal property subject to a lien. The Florida Supreme Court upholds the statute as a constitutional regulation of commerce in personal property, n
• Johnson v. State
  81 Fla. 783· Fla.· 1921-06-04 ·cited 43×
  Luke Johnson was convicted under Florida's Prohibition statute for possessing moonshine whiskey at both his residence and place of business. The Florida Supreme Court held that while the state has concurrent power with the federal government to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment, c
• Lewis v. Nero Nelson
  62 Fla. 71· Fla.· 1911-06-01 ·cited 43×
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the discharge of Nero Nelson from custody on habeas corpus, holding that while Section 3320 of the General Statutes (criminalizing fraud-based obtaining of money through false promises) is not unconstitutional, the warrant against Nelson failed
• United States v. Jung Ah Lung
  124 U.S. 621· U.S.· 1888-02-13 ·cited 43×
  A Chinese laborer detained at the Port of San Francisco sought habeas corpus relief after being prevented from landing because he could not produce his reentry certificate, which had been stolen by pirates while he was in China. The Supreme Court held that federal courts had juri
• Clark v. Comm'r, Ala. Dep't of Corr.
  988 F.3d 1326· 11th Cir.· 2021-02-25 ·cited 42×
  The Eleventh Circuit held that even if the Martinez v. Ryan exception could excuse the procedural default of an ineffective assistance of counsel claim, the petitioner failed to demonstrate actual prejudice, thus the claim was not substantial enough to overcome the default.
• Reynolds v. State
  99 So. 3d 459· Fla.· 2012-09-27 ·cited 42×
  Michael Gordon Reynolds appeals denial of his motion to vacate convictions for first-degree murder of Robin and Christina Razor and sentences of death, and petitions for writ of habeas corpus. The Florida Supreme Court affirms the denial of postconviction relief, rejecting his cl
• Morton v. State
  995 So. 2d 233· Fla.· 2008-08-28 ·cited 42×
  Alvin Morton appeals the denial of his Rule 3.851 motion for postconviction relief and habeas petition following his convictions for two first-degree murders and death sentences. The Florida Supreme Court affirms, rejecting claims of ineffective assistance of trial and appellate
• Roberts v. State
  840 So. 2d 962· Fla.· 2002-12-05 ·cited 42×
  Rickey Bernard Roberts appeals the denial of postconviction relief and cross-appeals concerning a new sentencing proceeding granted after trial judge Harold Solomon improperly allowed the prosecutor to draft his death penalty sentencing order and engaged in ex parte communication
• Medina v. State
  690 So. 2d 1241· Fla.· 1997-02-10 ·cited 42×
  Pedro Medina, a death row inmate, appealed the denial of his motion for competency determination prior to execution. The Florida Supreme Court reversed and remanded for an evidentiary hearing under Rule 3.812 because conflicting expert opinions (three experts stating competency,
• Roberts v. State
  678 So. 2d 1232· Fla.· 1996-06-06 ·cited 42×
  Rickey Bernard Roberts, a death row inmate, appealed the trial court's denial of his second motion for postconviction relief. The Florida Supreme Court found that while most of Roberts' claims were procedurally barred or without merit, two issues required remand to the trial cour
• Marek v. Dugger
  547 So. 2d 109· Fla.· 1989-05-11 ·cited 42×
  The court held that the trial court properly denied Marek's motion to vacate judgment and sentence and his petition for habeas corpus relief.
• Williams v. Lane
  826 F.2d 654· 7th Cir.· 1987-08-13 ·cited 42×
  The court held that the Illinois Appellate Court's determination of procedural default was not based on an independent and adequate state procedural ground, thus allowing federal habeas review.
• Cartee v. Crispus NIX
  803 F.2d 296· 7th Cir.· 1986-10-08 ·cited 42×
  The court held that petitioners failed to establish cause and prejudice for their procedural defaults in state court regarding jury instructions and that their claims of ineffective assistance of counsel lacked merit.
• Hooks v. Louie L. Wainwright
  775 F.2d 1433· 11th Cir.· 1985-11-12 ·cited 42×
  A state plan ensuring prisoners meaningful access to the courts, as required by Bounds v. Smith, does not constitutionally mandate the inclusion of attorney assistance.
• Steinhorst v. Louie L. Wainwright
  477 So. 2d 537· Fla.· 1985-09-26 ·cited 42×
  Walter Steinhorst, a death row inmate, petitioned for habeas corpus alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. The Florida Supreme Court denied the petition, holding that appellate counsel's failure to raise certain issues on direct appeal did not constitute ineffectiv
• Georgevich v. Judge Samuel Strauss
  772 F.2d 1078· 3d Cir.· 1985-09-05 ·cited 42×
  The court held that Pullman abstention is required because the case presents an unsettled question of state law regarding parole procedures that could obviate the need to decide a federal constitutional issue. The court also found that state judges are proper parties and that the
• Griffin v. Louie L. Wainwright
  760 F.2d 1505· 11th Cir.· 1985-05-10 ·cited 42×
  The court held that the appellant did not receive ineffective assistance of counsel at any stage of the proceedings and that the district court did not err in denying an evidentiary hearing.
• Winfield C. Patterson v. Cuyler
  729 F.2d 925· 3d Cir.· 1984-03-13 ·cited 42×
  The court held that the state court's findings regarding custody and the voluntariness of the waiver of Miranda rights were entitled to a presumption of correctness under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) and were supported by the record.
• Heirens v. Mizell
  729 F.2d 449· 7th Cir.· 1984-02-24 ·cited 42×
  The court reversed its prior holding in Welsh v. Mizell, finding that the application of Illinois parole criterion (2) to inmates who committed crimes before its enactment does not violate the ex post facto clause because prior parole boards already considered similar factors.
• Osborne v. Louie L. Wainwright
  720 F.2d 1237· 11th Cir.· 1983-12-05 ·cited 42×
  The court held that while federal courts do not typically review state evidentiary rulings, they must examine constitutional implications of evidence admission if it denies fundamental fairness. The case is remanded for consideration of whether the admission of photographs was of
• Messer v. State
  439 So. 2d 875· Fla.· 1983-10-12 ·cited 42×
  Charles Dwight Messer, Jr., a death row inmate, appealed the denial of post-conviction relief under Florida Rule 3.850 and petitioned for habeas corpus, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel and challenging his conviction and death sentence. The Florida Supreme Court affirme