18,793 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 3,112 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort
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230 F.2d 668·
5th Cir.·
1956-03-14
The court held that immigration officials had lawful jurisdiction over the alien upon his entry into the United States, even if involuntary, and therefore his detention was lawful.
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229 F.2d 190·
5th Cir.·
1956-01-31
The court held that there was substantial evidence to support the administrative finding that the appellant became a member of a class of aliens deportable under Section 212(a)(12) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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229 F.2d 157·
9th Cir.·
1956-01-20
The court held that the sentences imposed were consecutive, not concurrent, and therefore the appellant's imprisonment was lawful.
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85 So. 2d 230·
Fla.·
1956-01-06
A habeas corpus petition challenging the validity of thirteen consecutive sentences imposed in 1930 for breaking and entering. The Florida Supreme Court upheld the sentences as sufficiently clear despite petitioner's argument that vague commencement language made all but the firs
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228 F.2d 320·
5th Cir.·
1955-12-21
The court held that the Illinois affirmance of the appellants' convictions was not so lacking in due process as to justify collateral attack.
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229 F.2d 432·
6th Cir.·
1955-12-19
The court held that a prisoner cannot seek federal injunction against a state parole warrant when state remedies are available and federal law permits transfer of custody.
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229 F.2d 793·
D.C. Cir.·
1955-12-08
The court affirmed the district court's denial of the motion to vacate sentence.
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The court held that the petitioner was not twice placed in jeopardy for the same offense, and the sentence on the second information was not void.
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231 F.2d 381·
9th Cir.·
1955-10-27
The court held that there was reasonable, substantial, and probative evidence to support the finding that the alien was a voluntary member of the Communist Party, thus subject to deportation.
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226 F.2d 356·
9th Cir.·
1955-10-12
An alien who obtains a visa through a marriage entered into solely to procure entry into the United States, or who fails to fulfill marital promises made for such entry, is subject to deportation.
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224 F.2d 21·
5th Cir.·
1955-06-28
The court held that the refusal to appoint counsel in a state habeas corpus proceeding did not violate due process, especially when the petitioner's claims lacked merit.
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227 F.2d 557·
9th Cir.·
1955-06-21
The court held that the petitioner's detention was lawful, as he was subject to return to prison for parole violations, and his constitutional rights were not violated.
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223 F.2d 680·
9th Cir.·
1955-06-03
The court held that a federal district court lacks jurisdiction to entertain a state prisoner's habeas corpus application if the prisoner has not exhausted available state remedies.
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225 F.2d 1·
9th Cir.·
1955-04-22
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221 F.2d 792·
9th Cir.·
1955-04-15
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221 F.2d 793·
9th Cir.·
1955-04-14
The court held that the district court correctly refused to entertain a motion to vacate a judgment when the same contentions had been previously litigated and affirmed on appeal.
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79 So. 2d 519·
Fla.·
1955-04-13
The Florida Supreme Court held that petitioner's life sentence for a fourth felony conviction was invalid because the fourth alleged felony—resisting arrest—was not proven to be a felony, making the habeas corpus petition meritorious and requiring resentencing.
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219 F.2d 439·
9th Cir.·
1955-02-08
The appeal is moot because the petitioner has been ordered deported, rendering the issue of release pending determination moot.
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219 F.2d 221·
9th Cir.·
1955-02-04
The court denied the petition for a certificate of probable cause, finding no federal question presented.
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219 F.2d 113·
3d Cir.·
1955-01-31
The court held that a habeas corpus appeal is moot once the petitioner is released from custody, even if other collateral consequences like loss of pension exist.
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218 F.2d 575·
5th Cir.·
1955-01-21
The court held that a plaintiff cannot bring a declaratory judgment action for citizenship if the issue of nationality arose in a prior exclusion proceeding.
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76 So. 2d 656·
Fla.·
1954-12-21
Samuel Stephens was convicted of unlawfully deserting and withholding support from his eight minor children under Florida law, and sentenced to one year on each of two counts to run consecutively. The Florida Supreme Court, applying the controlling precedent of Deal v. Mayo, held
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218 F.2d 320·
9th Cir.·
1954-12-18
An alien charged with being a Communist, facing deportation, can be held without bail if the Attorney General has good cause to believe the alien is dangerous, even if bail was previously granted.
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6 Fla. Supp. 173·
Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.·
1954-12-16
The court held that the information failed to state a crime because the contract provision for removal of a structure conferred ownership to the mover, divesting the county of title. Therefore, relators were entitled to discharge from custody.
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217 F.2d 603·
9th Cir.·
1954-11-29
The court held that the administrative deportation proceedings were fair and conducted with due process, and that the trial court correctly denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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216 F.2d 675·
6th Cir.·
1954-11-15
The court held that it lacked jurisdiction to entertain the petition as presented, and that the petitioner had not exhausted his state remedies.
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74 So. 2d 295·
Fla.·
1954-07-16
A grandmother acting as next friend for a minor child sought to set aside a custody decree via bill of review, claiming the underlying parental stipulation was procured by fraud. The Florida Supreme Court held that the child and grandmother, as non-parties to the stipulation, lac
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213 F.2d 161·
7th Cir.·
1954-05-12
The court held that the Assistant Commissioner's statement did not demonstrate an abuse or failure to exercise discretion, and thus prior circuit precedent governed.
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210 F.2d 951·
6th Cir.·
1954-02-18
The court held that the district court properly denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus because the sentence imposed was not fully suspended.
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207 F.2d 82·
8th Cir.·
1953-09-17
The court denied the petition for rehearing and authorized appointed counsel to seek certiorari from the Supreme Court.
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206 F.2d 616·
2d Cir.·
1953-08-18
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206 F.2d 238·
2d Cir.·
1953-08-07
The court held that the order sustaining the writ of habeas corpus must be reversed because the prior controlling precedent has been overturned, and the record lacks sufficient findings to determine if the alien was denied due process.
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205 F.2d 676·
6th Cir.·
1953-06-17
The court held that the District Court correctly dismissed the habeas corpus petition because the petitioner failed to exhaust state remedies as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
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65 So. 2d 50·
Fla.·
1953-05-15
This case involves an appeal from a habeas corpus proceeding where the appellant argued he was denied due process because he was not provided legal counsel after pleading guilty to incest. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of his petition, finding the allegations i
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204 F.2d 220·
8th Cir.·
1953-04-28
An alien convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States, which constitutes a crime involving moral turpitude, is subject to deportation if previously sentenced for another crime involving moral turpitude.
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205 F.2d 236·
9th Cir.·
1953-04-27
The court held that the district court had jurisdiction to entertain the habeas corpus application, even though state remedies were not fully exhausted and certiorari had been denied, because the circumstances rendered the normal process ineffective.
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203 F.2d 934·
1st Cir.·
1953-04-27
The court held that the district court's findings of fact were not clearly erroneous, and thus the Commonwealth did not deny the appellant procedural due process by denying him a reasonable opportunity to obtain counsel of his choice.
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6 Fla. Supp. 181·
Hillsborough Cty. Cir. Ct.·
1953-01-09
Frank L. Perry, Jr. challenged his extradition to Georgia through habeas corpus, arguing the extradition warrant was insufficient. The court held that the extradition proceedings were valid because all supporting documents were properly authenticated and the affidavit adequately
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201 F.2d 62·
10th Cir.·
1952-12-12
The court held that a sentence of a fine cannot run concurrently with a sentence of imprisonment, and the imprisonment for non-payment of the fine commenced when the imprisonment for the other sentence began.
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197 F.2d 856·
3d Cir.·
1952-07-02
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197 F.2d 146·
2d Cir.·
1952-06-06
The court held that the statutory amendment applies retroactively to shorten the petitioner's parole supervision period.
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196 F.2d 881·
5th Cir.·
1952-05-20
The court held that the petitioner's detention was lawful because the statute authorizing probation transfer was in effect at the time of his conviction and probation revocation.
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196 F.2d 785·
3d Cir.·
1952-04-30
The court held that the endorsements on the bill of indictment, not the docket entries, constitute the primary record of the proceeding, and thus the sentence was not excessive.
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195 F.2d 657·
6th Cir.·
1952-04-01
The court held that the military court-martial proceedings were not invalid and that the petitioner had not demonstrated grounds for habeas corpus relief.
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2 Fla. Supp. 54·
Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.·
1952-03-10
Frazier and Lee, union officers and employees, were arrested for violating Florida's Public Utility Arbitration Law (Chapter 453), which prohibited strikes in public utilities and mandated compulsory arbitration. The court held the law unconstitutional as preempted by federal lab
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194 F.2d 642·
2d Cir.·
1952-02-20
The court held that a seaman seeking shore leave, excluded as a 'subversive,' is not entitled to an appeal to the Commissioner or a Board of Special Inquiry, but may seek judicial review via habeas corpus.
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194 F.2d 882·
D.C. Cir.·
1952-02-07
The court affirmed the judgments below, finding the appeals without merit.
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193 F.2d 874·
10th Cir.·
1952-01-09
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The court held that the September petition for habeas corpus must be denied because the named warden no longer has custody, and the June petition was correctly denied as removal does not prevent appeal.