18,792 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 3,111 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-08-04
The court held that the petitioner's claims were adjudicated on the merits by the state court and did not meet the high bar for federal habeas relief under AEDPA, as counsel's strategic decisions were reasonable and motions to suppress would have been futile.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-08-02
Mario Ayende-Rios sought federal habeas relief challenging his convictions on twelve drug-related offenses, arguing ineffective assistance of counsel and sufficiency of the evidence based on entrapment defenses. The court denied all seven grounds for relief, finding that most cla
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-08-02
A federal district court denied an inmate's habeas corpus petition challenging his 2014 Florida conviction for lewd and lascivious battery on a minor, rejecting seven grounds claiming ineffective assistance of trial counsel and trial court error. The court applied the highly defe
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-08-02
The court held that the petitioner's habeas claims were procedurally barred due to failure to exhaust state remedies and lack of cause or prejudice, and alternatively, the claims failed on the merits.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-08-02
Herman Paul Solano sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his St. Johns County convictions for violations of pretrial release, aggravated battery, false imprisonment, shooting into a building, and burglary with an assault or battery. The court denied all
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-08-01
The court held that the applicant's current habeas corpus application is an unauthorized second or successive application because the amended judgment correcting a clerical error did not constitute a new judgment authorizing confinement. Therefore, the district court lacks jurisd
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-08-01
The court held that the petitioner is time-barred from challenging two of his convictions and is no longer in custody for one, but the timeliness of challenging a third conviction remains undetermined. The court rejected the respondent's argument that the petitioner was not 'in c
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-08-01
The federal habeas petition is dismissed as time-barred because the one-year statute of limitations expired before the petition was filed and subsequent state post-conviction filings did not toll the period.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-31
Alexander Richardson sought federal habeas relief challenging his Florida conviction for second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend Josephine Austria, alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel on eleven separate grounds including counsel's failure to seek a jury i
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-31
The court held that the petitioner's claims were without merit and that the state court's decisions were not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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75 F.4th 1164·
11th Cir.·
2023-07-28
The Eleventh Circuit held that the state habeas court's determination that the petitioner would not have accepted a 30-year plea offer, based solely on his prior assertions of innocence, was an unreasonable determination of fact under AEDPA. The court also found the ACCA's conclu
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-27
The court held that a federal prisoner cannot use a § 2241 petition to challenge the validity of his sentence when a § 2255 motion is available.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-27
The court held that a federal prisoner cannot use a § 2241 petition to challenge the validity of his sentence when a § 2255 motion is available.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-27
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint was dismissed for failure to state a claim, and his motions for injunctive relief were denied.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-25
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally barred or lacked merit under the deferential AEDPA standard, affirming the denial of federal habeas relief.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-24
The court held that the petitioner failed to show the state court unreasonably denied his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and actual innocence, and thus denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-24
The court denied Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, finding that the state court's decisions were not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-24
The court held that the petitioner's claims are procedurally barred from federal review because he failed to exhaust state remedies and did not demonstrate cause and prejudice or a fundamental miscarriage of justice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-21
A federal district court lacks jurisdiction to entertain a second or successive habeas corpus petition without prior authorization from the appropriate court of appeals.
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The court held that the petitioner's claims were either not cognizable in federal habeas corpus, procedurally barred due to failure to properly present them in state court, or failed on the merits.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-20
Candace Jackson challenged her St. Johns County conviction for second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, and aggravated battery through a federal habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising eleven grounds alleging ineffective assistance of counsel and insuf
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-19
The court held that Petitioner's claims for federal habeas relief lack merit, as the state court decisions were not contrary to or unreasonable applications of federal law, and claims were procedurally barred or meritless.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-19
The court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding that the state court's decisions regarding ineffective assistance of counsel were not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-19
The district court denied a former soldier's petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that his claims were either procedurally barred due to failure to exhaust military remedies or had been fully and fairly considered by the military courts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-17
The court held that it lacks jurisdiction to consider a second or successive federal habeas corpus petition unless the petitioner obtains prior authorization from the appropriate court of appeals.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-17
Javier Maldonado petitioned for federal habeas relief, challenging his state convictions for drug trafficking and possession, and alleging that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to move to suppress evidence, properly present his defense regarding constr
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-14
Florida prisoner Hansel Mercedes-Castro was convicted of first-degree murder, armed burglary, and attempted armed robbery, and he sought federal habeas relief challenging his conviction through various ineffective assistance of counsel claims. The court denied all of Mercedes-Cas
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Fla. 5th DCA·
2023-07-14
A petition for belated appeal may be granted and the appellate opinion itself may serve as notice of appeal from the underlying trial court order.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-13
The court held that a habeas corpus petition challenging only the duration of a sentence is moot once the petitioner is released from custody and is not subject to any form of supervised release.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-13
The court held that a certificate of appealability is required to appeal the denial of a Rule 60(b) motion in a § 2254 proceeding, and the applicant failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-13
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely and did not qualify for the actual innocence exception, as the newly presented evidence was not credible and contradicted the trial record.
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2023-07-12
This case concerns a juvenile seeking release from extended secure detention. The appellate court held that the juvenile court had the authority to extend the detention based on the totality of the circumstances, including public safety, even if the initial detention period had t
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Fla. 3d DCA·
2023-07-12
The appellate court denied Jean Gerome's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The court found that each of the six issues raised in the petition should have been addressed in prior proceedings, such as direct appeal or post-conviction relief motions, and therefore were not cogni
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-12
A federal prisoner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 challenging the Bureau of Prisons' calculation of sentence credits must be dismissed if the prisoner has failed to exhaust administrative remedies and does not demonstrate futility or exceptional cir
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2023-07-12
A circuit court has statutory authority under section 985.26(2)(b), Florida Statutes, to extend a juvenile's secure detention for an additional 21-day period after the initial 21-day detention expires, based on the totality of circumstances including public safety preservation, w
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A successive habeas corpus petition must be denied when all six grounds for relief should have been raised either on direct appeal or in a Rule 3.850 post-conviction motion, and habeas corpus cannot be used to circumvent applicable procedural time limits or to relitigate previous
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Fla. 2d DCA·
2023-07-12
A first appearance judge is bound by this court's precedent in Benoit v. Hoffman and lacks authority to revoke bond in a prior pending case assigned to a different judge, regardless of the judge's disagreement with the precedent's statutory analysis.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-12
The court held that a petitioner must exhaust administrative remedies within the Bureau of Prisons before filing a habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, and the petitioner's claim of futility was not sufficient to excuse this requirement.
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A parolee remains 'in custody' for purposes of federal habeas corpus review under § 2254, and thus parole status does not toll the one-year limitation period.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-10
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely because the amended judgments, entered nunc pro tunc, did not reset the statute of limitations, and the claim was also procedurally barred.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-07-10
Michael David Martinez challenged his conviction for attempted first-degree murder and firearms offenses by seeking federal habeas corpus relief, arguing that the state trial court violated the Double Jeopardy Clause by denying his motion to dismiss based on prosecutorial miscond
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-05
The court held that the state court's determination that trial counsel's actions constituted reasonable trial strategy was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-05
The court held that the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and sentencing errors were procedurally barred or failed to meet the AEDPA standard for federal habeas relief.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-05
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted and denied habeas relief.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-05
Francis Lai, an inmate serving a life sentence for first-degree murder and burglary, sought federal habeas relief challenging his state conviction by raising claims of prosecutorial misconduct, improper comments on his right to remain silent, and discriminatory jury selection. Th
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-03
Daniel Brunette, a Florida inmate convicted of second-degree murder, filed a federal habeas petition challenging his conviction and alleging that his trial counsel was ineffective in several respects. The district court denied all nine grounds for relief, finding that the evidenc
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-03
The court held that a federal habeas petition cannot be used to challenge state parole decisions based on alleged errors of state law, and the petitioner failed to state a claim for federal due process or equal protection violations.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-03
A Section 1983 claim for damages related to an unconstitutional conviction or sentence is not cognizable unless the conviction or sentence has been invalidated.
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Fla.·
2023-06-29
The court held that the petitioner's pro se filings constituted an abuse of judicial resources, warranting sanctions.