Habeas Corpus

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

• Castro Guerra v. State
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2019-07-10
• Barreiros v. State
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2019-07-03
  The appellate court reversed the denial of a habeas corpus petition, finding that the trial court erred in concluding the issues raised were previously litigated. The case was remanded for the trial court to address the merits of the petition.
• Santos v. State
  275 So. 3d 223· Fla. 5th DCA· 2019-06-28
  Bryan Santos appeals his conviction and sentence following a nolo contendere plea, claiming his plea was involuntary due to ineffective assistance of counsel. The Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District, affirmed the judgment and sentence, holding that the trial court's
• Anderson v. State
  14 Fla. L. Weekly 2810· Fla. 5th DCA· 2019-06-21
  A petitioner who engages in abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous pro se filings may be prohibited from future pro se filings to conserve judicial resources.
• Cary v. State
  274 So. 3d 1177· Fla. 1st DCA· 2019-06-07
  A petition for writ of habeas corpus should be dismissed when the petitioner has a pending direct appeal available as an adequate alternative remedy.
• Lee v. State
  273 So. 3d 1147· Fla. 2d DCA· 2019-05-31
  James Arthur Lee appealed a circuit court dismissal of his habeas corpus petition challenging conditions of confinement at Hardee Correctional Institution. Lee sought a court order directing prison officials to provide him with a bland diet for gastrointestinal issues. The appell
• McCray v. State
  271 So. 3d 1245· Fla. 1st DCA· 2019-05-28 ·via Writ Of Habeas Corpus
  The petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed.
• Kristian Beauchamp v. State
  273 So. 3d 247· Fla. 5th DCA· 2019-05-24
  Appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to raise fundamental error where the trial court impermissibly considered the defendant's alleged untruthfulness and lack of remorse as a basis for imposing sentence.
• Nkosi Albertie Chamberlain v. State
  272 So. 3d 850· Fla. 1st DCA· 2019-05-21
  A petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed as moot when the circumstances that gave rise to the petition have been resolved.
• Watkins v. State
  270 So. 3d 1274· Fla. 1st DCA· 2019-05-13 ·via Writ Of Habeas Corpus
  Appellate counsel is not ineffective for failing to raise a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel on direct appeal because such claims are more effectively raised in a motion for postconviction relief under rule 3.850.
• Stamm v. State
  270 So. 3d 558· Fla. 1st DCA· 2019-05-13
  An appeal from a habeas corpus petition is dismissed as moot when the petitioner has been extradited to another state.
• Lancaster v. Dep't of Corr.
  273 So. 3d 210· Fla. 5th DCA· 2019-05-10
  Marvin Lancaster challenged the Florida Commission on Offender Review's revocation of his parole on the grounds that FCOR failed to make statutory findings that his parole violation was willful and substantial. The circuit court summarily denied his habeas petition, and Lancaster
• Lancaster v. State
  Fla. 5th DCA· 2019-05-10
  A circuit court reviewing a parole revocation must determine whether the parole examiner and the Florida Commission on Offender Review made the required statutory findings that the violation was both willful and substantial; failure to address this issue constitutes failure to ap
• Roberson v. Inch
  N.D. Fla.· 2019-05-09
  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.
• Gyden II v. State
  273 So. 3d 1094· Fla. 3d DCA· 2019-05-01
  Bernard Gyden II appealed the trial court's dismissal of his Rule 3.850 motion for postconviction relief on the ground that the court lacked jurisdiction while a habeas corpus petition asserting ineffective assistance of appellate counsel was pending before the appellate court. T
• Bent v. State of Fla. & Louis A. Quinones, JR.
  271 So. 3d 1212· Fla. 5th DCA· 2019-05-01
  A trial court abuses its discretion by refusing to hold a hearing on a motion to set bond when the motion is supported by a witness's recantation of identification testimony and corroboration by law enforcement.
• Darrel Harvey v. State
  Fla. 1st DCA· 2019-04-29 ·via Writ Of Habeas Corpus
  A habeas corpus petition that challenges a conviction on direct appeal in another case is unauthorized and must be dismissed, and administrative challenges to Department of Corrections decisions must be addressed in circuit court.
• Torres v. State
  2017 WL 1908371· Fla. 3d DCA· 2019-04-24 ·via Writ Of Habeas Corpus
  A petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel on direct review must be filed within four years after the judgment and sentence become final on direct review, regardless of any exceptional circumstances.
• Calzetta v. State of Fla. & Bryan R. Holt
  14 Fla. L. Weekly 1527· Fla. 5th DCA· 2019-04-22
  A motion to modify bail on a felony charge must be heard by a court in person with the defendant present and at least three hours' notice to the state attorney, and cannot be denied without such a hearing.
• Benjamin v. Junior
  271 So. 3d 151· Fla. 3d DCA· 2019-04-18
  A trial court must make an explicit finding that a defendant's failure to appear was willful and that no reasonable conditions of release exist before ordering pretrial detention without bond.
• State v. Dion Renoldo Wilson
  268 So. 3d 927· Fla. 5th DCA· 2019-04-18
  A traffic stop for failure to maintain a single lane is justified when the vehicle is operated in an unusual manner that endangers other vehicles, even if the driver's conduct does not constitute erratic or impaired driving.
• McGlocklin v. State
  273 So. 3d 1068· Fla. 3d DCA· 2019-04-17
  The court imposed a vexatious litigant restriction on Mike McGlocklin, prohibiting him from filing further pro se appeals and pleadings relating to his conviction in case F00-19296. The restriction was imposed after McGlocklin filed successive, duplicative, and meritless petition
• J.A. v. Housel
  26 Fla. L. Weekly S558· Fla. 3d DCA· 2019-04-15
  A juvenile petitioner challenges her continued detention in secure custody after a trial court mitigated her 100-day contempt sentence to time served (24 days) with no conditions. The appellate court granted the habeas corpus petition, holding that once the sentence was unconditi
• Moise v. State
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2019-04-10
  A trial court properly denies a habeas corpus petition when the petitioner fails to establish grounds for relief.
• Conill-Valdes v. State
  266 So. 3d 879· Fla. 5th DCA· 2019-03-29 ·via Writ Of Habeas Corpus
  A successive motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 may be denied, and a petition for belated appeal of such denial is subject to denial on the merits.
• Howard v. State
  273 So. 3d 169· Fla. 5th DCA· 2019-03-29
  In this workers' compensation appeal, the Florida District Court of Appeal reversed the lower court's denial of benefits to fruit pickers injured while assisting stranded motorists. The court held that the claimants' rescue efforts constituted a compensable activity under the pos
• Daryll Gooding v. State
  267 So. 3d 363· Fla. 1st DCA· 2019-03-28
  A motion to correct an illegal sentence under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) may be treated as a petition for writ of habeas corpus and dismissed when the underlying claim lacks merit.
• Jones v. State
  266 So. 3d 1248· Fla. 5th DCA· 2019-03-15 ·via Habeas Corpus Petition
  Appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to appeal the denial of a meritorious motion for judgment of acquittal.
• T. L. v. F. M.
  Fla. 2d DCA· 2019-03-13
  T.L. petitioned for a writ of prohibition or habeas corpus challenging a circuit court's ex parte order authorizing law enforcement to transport her for involuntary substance abuse assessment and stabilization under Florida's Marchman Act. The court initially denied the petition
• Carroll v. Inch
  268 So. 3d 835· Fla. 1st DCA· 2019-02-27 ·via Writ Of Habeas Corpus
  A habeas corpus petition challenging conditions or the validity of a sentence that could be remedied through available statutory procedures or direct appeal must be dismissed.
• A.A. v. State
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2019-02-27 ·via Habeas Corpus Petition
  This case addresses the authority of juvenile courts to issue "do not run" orders and the due process requirements for contempt proceedings arising from violations of such orders. The court affirmed the issuance of "do not run" orders for two juveniles but reversed a contempt adj
• A.A. v. State
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2019-02-27 ·via Habeas Corpus Petition
  This case addresses the authority of juvenile courts to issue "do not run" orders and the due process requirements for contempt proceedings arising from violations of such orders. The court affirmed the issuance of "do not run" orders for two juveniles but reversed a contempt adj
• A.A. v. State
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2019-02-27 ·via Habeas Corpus Petition
  This case addresses the authority of juvenile courts to issue "do not run" orders and the due process requirements for contempt proceedings arising from violations of such orders. The court affirmed the issuance of "do not run" orders for two juveniles but reversed a contempt adj
• Gelsey v. State
  267 So. 3d 1060· Fla. 1st DCA· 2019-02-27
  The petition for writ of habeas corpus was dismissed.
• Gomez v. State
  Fla. 1st DCA· 2019-02-12
  A guilty plea to second-degree murder has a sufficient factual basis when the prosecutor presents evidence at the plea hearing that the defendant drowned both victims, was found in the pool with their bodies, and admitted responsibility during police questioning, supported by the
• Giles v. State
  262 So. 3d 881· Fla. 1st DCA· 2019-02-05
  A petition for writ of habeas corpus alleging ineffectiveness of appellate counsel is denied as untimely under Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure rule 9.141(d)(5), and alternatively, appellate counsel is not ineffective for failing to raise every conceivable nonfrivolous issue.
• Horvatt v. State
  263 So. 3d 793· Fla. 5th DCA· 2019-02-05 ·via Writ Of Habeas Corpus
  A pro se litigant who engages in abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous filings attacking his sentence may be prohibited from filing further pro se filings in that case.
• Johnson v. State
  273 So. 3d 1029· Fla. 3d DCA· 2019-01-23
  Demetrius Tony Johnson petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus challenging his 1997 conviction for armed robbery, attempted second-degree murder, and burglary with assault and battery while armed. After decades of successive and repetitive post-conviction filings, the court denied
• Crum v. State
  264 So. 3d 1030· Fla. 2d DCA· 2019-01-04
  A prisoner who personally swears under oath to the truth of documents filed in appellate proceedings cannot escape responsibility by claiming reliance on prison law clerks, and when false evidence is presented in multiple postconviction proceedings despite the prisoner's awarenes
• D'Amico v. Smith
  263 So. 3d 817· Fla. 1st DCA· 2018-12-28
  A habeas corpus petition challenging the sufficiency of the charging instrument must be transferred to the circuit court in which the petitioner was convicted and sentenced.
• Marts v. Jones
  260 So. 3d 1057· Fla.· 2018-12-20 ·via Writ Of Habeas Corpus
  Sidney Marts Jr., a state prisoner, filed his 29th pro se petition with the Florida Supreme Court since 2008, all relating to the same criminal case. The Court found Marts had engaged in vexatious filing of meritless petitions and imposed sanctions barring him from filing further
• Burke v. State
  259 So. 3d 1006· Fla. 5th DCA· 2018-12-14
  A petition for belated appeal may be granted to allow review of a trial court's order denying a habeas corpus petition.
• Doyle Heard v. Dep't of Corr. & the Fla. Comm'n on Offender Review
  264 So. 3d 214· Fla. 1st DCA· 2018-12-14
  Inmate Doyle Heard sought habeas corpus relief challenging the cancellation of his overcrowding credits and the calculation of basic gain-time (BGT) forfeited after his parole revocations. The First District Court of Appeals affirmed the circuit court's denial, holding that the r
• Cooper v. Judd
  259 So. 3d 831· Fla. 2d DCA· 2018-12-06
  The court affirmed the directed verdict on count one because there was no scintilla of evidence of an oral contract between the parents and sons, as required by the clear and convincing evidence standard for oral contracts to devise property. The summary judgments on counts two a
• Carter v. State
  257 So. 3d 1227· Fla. 1st DCA· 2018-11-30
  A petition for writ of habeas corpus must be dismissed as unauthorized when it seeks to litigate issues that could have been or were raised on direct appeal or in postconviction motions.
• Avant v. Judd
  259 So. 3d 832· Fla. 2d DCA· 2018-11-27
  A trial court's judgment establishing a boundary line between coterminous landowners need not be supported by a great preponderance of the evidence; the judgment should be affirmed if credible evidence supports the decree under any reasonable aspect of the case. The trial court p
• Burnsed v. Fla. Comm'n on Offender Review
  Fla. 1st DCA· 2018-11-27
  The Florida Commission on Offender Review had discretionary authority under section 947.1405(6) to impose special conditions of conditional release, including internet restrictions, without limitation based on the offense date or sexual predator status. Restrictions on special co
• Haggan v. State
  263 So. 3d 132· Fla. 5th DCA· 2018-11-05
  When a defendant who initially posted bond fails to appear, then voluntarily surrenders and moves to set bond while claiming the failure was unintentional, the trial court must hold a hearing to determine whether the failure was willful and whether reasonable conditions of releas
• Schiming v. Jones
  256 So. 3d 1216· Fla.· 2018-10-19
  The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was repetitive and frivolous, warranting sanctions.
• Monroe v. State
  Fla. 1st DCA· 2018-10-18
  A petition for writ of habeas corpus is unauthorized when it seeks to litigate issues that could have been or were raised on direct appeal or in postconviction motions.