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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M.D. Fla.·
2022-05-20
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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M.D. Fla.·
2022-05-19
The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding no substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-05-19
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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M.D. Fla.·
2022-05-17
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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The court held that a federal prisoner cannot use a § 1983 action to challenge the fact or duration of his confinement, and such claims are barred by abstention doctrines.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-05-13
The court accepted and adopted the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, granting the motion to reopen the case.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-05-13
The court held that the state court's denial of the motion to suppress was an unreasonable application of clearly established federal law, requiring a new trial.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-05-12
A federal court may not entertain a habeas corpus petition challenging an expired state conviction unless the petitioner demonstrates the applicability of an exception, such as denial of counsel or new evidence of actual innocence.
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The federal habeas petition is dismissed as time-barred because it was filed more than one year after the petitioner's state court conviction became final, and the postconviction motion did not toll the limitations period.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-05-06
The court held that Petitioner's constitutional right to remain silent was not scrupulously honored, warranting a new trial, but claims of ineffective assistance of counsel were denied.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-05-06
The court held that the state court's adjudication of the petitioner's ineffective assistance of counsel claims was not contrary to federal law and not based on an unreasonable determination of facts, thus denying the habeas petition.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-05-03
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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M.D. Fla.·
2022-05-03
Theodore Moss, a Florida inmate convicted of first-degree murder and armed burglary in 2013, petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising nine grounds for relief including jury instruction errors and claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. The
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-05-03
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted and/or failed to meet the high bar for federal habeas relief under AEDPA, and that the state court's denial of relief was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-05-03
The court held that a federal district court cannot grant a § 2241 petition unless the petitioner has exhausted all available state remedies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-05-02
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed under AEDPA's one-year statute of limitations, and no tolling exceptions applied.
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The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed and that his claim of actual innocence did not overcome the untimeliness because it amounted to legal innocence, not factual innocence.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-04-29
The court held that a pro se prisoner's habeas corpus petition was untimely because it was filed after the one-year limitations period expired, and the petitioner failed to establish grounds for equitable tolling or actual innocence.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-04-28
Clifton Brooks, a Florida inmate convicted in 2013 of sexual battery and lewd or lascivious molestation, filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging his convictions on six grounds, including claims regarding defective charging documents, denial of speedy trial rights, inef
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The court adopted the magistrate judge's recommendation to dismiss the case because the plaintiff is a "three-striker" under the PLRA and did not pay the filing fee or demonstrate imminent danger.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-04-28
Florida prisoner Steven Beebe filed a federal habeas petition challenging his 2014 conviction for aggravated stalking and violation of court orders stemming from repeated phone calls and online harassment of a woman and her daughter after being placed on a no-contact order. The c
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-04-27
A federal court lacks jurisdiction to consider a second or successive habeas petition without prior authorization from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-04-26
The court held that a petitioner must be in custody under the conviction being challenged at the time the petition is filed to establish federal habeas corpus jurisdiction.
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N.D. Fla.·
2022-04-25
The court held that the petitioner received procedural due process in her prison disciplinary proceeding and that the decision was supported by some evidence.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-04-25
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.
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The court held that even if the movant's § 924(c) convictions were based in part on an unconstitutional predicate offense (Hobbs Act conspiracy), the error was harmless because the conspiracy was inextricably intertwined with valid predicate offenses (Hobbs Act robberies) and the
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-04-21
The court held that the Younger abstention doctrine requires dismissal of a federal habeas corpus petition filed by a state pretrial detainee challenging ongoing state criminal proceedings.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-04-21
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted or that the state court's denial of relief was entitled to deference under AEDPA.
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The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was untimely filed because his state court appeal was dismissed as untimely, meaning the limitations period was not tolled.
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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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Fla. 1st DCA·
2022-04-20
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-04-19
Marcus Robinson, convicted in state court of second-degree murder and sentenced to 45 years in prison, challenged his conviction through federal habeas corpus on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel, claiming his attorney failed to investigate and advise him of a self-def
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A defendant charged with a non-capital, non-life offense is entitled to pretrial release on reasonable conditions unless the State files a motion for pretrial detention demonstrating that the exceptions apply.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-04-18
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's claim regarding ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to present photographs of bruises was not contrary to federal law and was not based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-04-13
An inmate convicted of second-degree murder in Florida challenged his conviction through a federal habeas petition, raising nine grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. The federal district court, applying the highly deferential AEDPA standard of review, denied the petition
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-04-13
A federal prisoner cannot challenge the validity of his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 if a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 is available.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-04-13
The court held that the state court's adjudication of the petitioner's ineffective assistance of counsel claim 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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N.D. Fla.·
2022-04-12
The court held that the petitioner is not entitled to habeas relief because his ineffective assistance of counsel claim was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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The court held that the federal habeas petition was untimely filed because it was filed after the one-year limitations period, as expired state postconviction filings did not toll the period.
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The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed and dismissed it with prejudice, denying a certificate of appealability.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-04-11
The federal court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, affirming the magistrate judge's recommendation that the state court's denial of the double jeopardy claim was not contrary to federal law or based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-04-08
The court denied the motion for a stay of abeyance and granted leave to file an amended petition containing only exhausted claims.
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N.D. Fla.·
2022-04-06
The court held that a petitioner cannot establish actual innocence based solely on the insufficiency of the evidence presented at trial, without new evidence.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-04-05
The court denied the petitioner's motion for a certificate of appealability.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-04-05
The court held that the state court's adjudication of the ineffective assistance of counsel claim was not contrary to federal law and denied habeas relief.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-04-04
The court held that the petitioner's motion for post-judgment relief under Rule 60(b)(6) was denied because the circumstances were not sufficiently extraordinary and no grounds for reconsideration were established.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-04-01
The court held that a federal habeas petitioner challenging unaffordable bail must demonstrate the trial court's ruling was not rationally related to a legitimate government interest, and that the state court complied with procedural due process by considering less restrictive al
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-03-31
The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding all grounds procedurally barred due to failure to exhaust state remedies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-03-28
The court held that it lacked jurisdiction to consider a successive habeas petition without authorization from the relevant court of appeals.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-03-25
Jesus Lozoya, a Florida prisoner convicted of kidnapping, battery, and other charges related to a 2009 attack, filed a federal habeas petition claiming his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to cross-examine a key witness about potential credibility issues a