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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Hassan Farah, a Somali refugee with multiple criminal convictions, challenged his deportation order on several grounds, including claims that his controlled-substance and assault convictions were not removable offenses and that he was entitled to withholding of removal or protect
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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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M.D. Fla.·
2021-09-07
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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Fla. 5th DCA·
2021-09-03
A pro se litigant who engages in abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous filings attacking his judgment and sentence may be prohibited from future pro se filings in the appellate court.
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Fla. 1st DCA·
2021-09-02
Habeas corpus petitions cannot be used to litigate issues that could have or should have been raised on direct appeal or in a timely postconviction motion.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-09-01
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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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-31
A Florida inmate convicted of first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse of a young child sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising seven grounds including claims of insufficient evidence, evidentiary errors, prosecutorial misconduct, and ineffective assist
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-08-31
The court held that it lacks jurisdiction to consider a successive habeas corpus petition when the petitioner has not obtained authorization from the appropriate court of appeals.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-30
The court denied the habeas corpus application because the claims were either untimely, procedurally defaulted, or failed to meet the AEDPA's deferential review standards for state court decisions on ineffective assistance of counsel claims.
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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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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-30
A pro se prisoner cannot join multiple unrelated claims against different defendants in a single action to circumvent the Prison Litigation Reform Act's fee and three-strikes provisions.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-27
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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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-23
The court held that the petitioner failed to show that the state court unreasonably applied federal law or unreasonably determined facts when denying his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.
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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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S.D. Fla.·
2021-08-20
The court held that it lacked jurisdiction to consider a request for an extension to file a habeas petition before the petition itself was filed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-20
Christopher Spence, a prisoner challenging his state court conviction for sale of cannabis, petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief on six grounds claiming ineffective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment. The District Court for the Middle District of Florida denie
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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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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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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-18
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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S.D. Fla.·
2021-08-17
The petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed as time-barred and for failure to comply with a court order.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-16
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted or failed on the merits, and thus he was not entitled to federal habeas relief.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-12
The petition for a writ of habeas corpus is dismissed with prejudice because it was untimely filed and the petitioner failed to establish entitlement to equitable tolling.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-08-12
The federal court dismissed the habeas petition because Younger abstention doctrine applied, requiring deference to ongoing state criminal proceedings.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-10
The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate ineffective assistance of counsel because his counsel's performance was not deficient and did not prejudice the defense, and therefore denied the habeas petition.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-09
An inmate convicted of selling controlled substances within 1000 feet of a specified area filed a federal habeas petition challenging his state conviction by raising five grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court denied the petition, finding that the state
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N.D. Fla.·
2021-08-06
The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus and denied a certificate of appealability because the petitioner failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
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Fla. 5th DCA·
2021-08-06
The trial court properly denied the appellant's petition for writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-04
The court denied the petitioner's motion for reconsideration because it failed to present new arguments or demonstrate clear error.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-03
Howard James Jackson, a Florida prisoner convicted of attempted murder in the first degree, petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising nine grounds based on claims of ineffective assistance of counsel related to his guilty plea. The U.S. District
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-02
The court held that the petitioner's habeas petition was untimely filed and not entitled to equitable tolling.
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Fla. 5th DCA·
2021-07-29
Thomas Leslie Jordan sought habeas corpus relief challenging his pretrial detention without bail in a methamphetamine trafficking case. The Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal held that a trial court may revoke pretrial release under section 903.0471 based on probable cause th
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-28
The court held that the petitioner's claim was not unexhausted or procedurally defaulted, but ultimately denied relief because the state court's decision was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, and the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fac
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The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely and not subject to equitable tolling because he failed to demonstrate due diligence or a causal connection between his mental impairment and the late filing.
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2021-07-28
The appellate court affirmed the trial court's denial of postconviction relief, holding that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to grant the requested relief. The appellant's claim was based on alleged ineffective assistance of counsel regarding immigration consequences after co
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-07-27
The court held that a Magistrate Judge's report and recommendation is not required before a district court dismisses a case sua sponte, even if a case is referred to a Magistrate Judge.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-07-26
The Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is dismissed as moot because the petitioner is no longer housed at the facility where the alleged conditions of confinement occurred and the relief sought is not cognizable under 28 U.S.C. § 2241.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-26
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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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-26
The petition for a writ of habeas corpus is dismissed as untimely filed because the petitioner failed to establish grounds for equitable tolling or actual innocence.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-23
The court held that the petitioner failed to show the state court's decision was contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, or based on an unreasonable determination of facts, thus denying habeas relief.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-07-21
Dynza Mackey, a federal inmate serving a sixty-one-month sentence for identity theft and access device fraud, petitioned under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate his sentence on grounds including ineffective assistance of counsel. The District Court denied his petition on the merits, fin
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-21
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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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-21
Jose Antonio Torres sought federal habeas corpus relief challenging his Florida state conviction for kidnapping and the second-degree murder of Malik Muhammad, arguing that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance in various ways, including failing to move to suppress ev
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The federal court held that the state court's denial of the habeas petition was not an unreasonable application of federal law or an unreasonable determination of facts, and therefore denied the petition.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-20
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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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-16
The court denied the petitioner's motions for summary judgment and recusal, finding them procedurally inappropriate and without merit.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-07-15
The Court adopts the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, denying the petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-15
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed and not entitled to equitable tolling or actual innocence exceptions.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-13
The court held that the inmate received adequate due process in the prison disciplinary proceeding and that there was sufficient evidence to support the finding.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-13
The petition for a writ of habeas corpus is dismissed with prejudice as untimely filed under the AEDPA's one-year limitations period.