207 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 489 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort
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270 So. 3d 1276·
Fla. 1st DCA·
2019-05-21
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A defendant's conditional and ambiguous reference to needing a lawyer, made primarily to obtain information about a third party, does not constitute an unequivocal invocation of the right to counsel requiring cessation of interrogation. An officer's accurate explanation of how a
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The court held that the postconviction court erred in summarily denying claims of ineffective assistance of counsel regarding a coerced confession, as the plea colloquy did not conclusively refute these claims.
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Marco Cadejuste appealed his conviction, raising claims about attorney conflict of interest and Miranda violations. The court reversed and remanded due to the trial court's failure to address a conflict of interest when the same attorney who previously withdrew due to conflicts o
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Jason Williams appeals his conviction for lewd and lascivious battery on a 14-year-old girl, arguing his confession was coerced by detective misrepresentations. The appellate court affirms because Williams failed to preserve the issue by not filing a motion to suppress the confes
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The appellate court affirmed the defendant's conviction for first-degree murder, burglary, and theft, finding his confession to be voluntary.
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698 So. 2d 360·
Fla. 4th DCA·
1997-08-20
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William Mirabal appealed his conviction, arguing that both his confession to his employers and his subsequent confession to police should have been suppressed because the first confession was involuntary. The Fourth District Court of Appeal held that while the employer confession
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Jackson appeals the summary denial of his 3.850 postconviction motion. The appellate court reversed and remanded on one claim regarding ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to file a suppression motion on a coerced confession, while affirming the summary denial of two ot
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987 F.2d 1462·
10th Cir.·
1993-03-01
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The court held that the district court did not err in denying an untimely motion to suppress a confession without a hearing and that the denial of a motion for a new trial based on a recantation was not an abuse of discretion.
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A district court has discretion to hold an evidentiary hearing in a habeas corpus case, even if not strictly required, and this discretion was erroneously believed to be absent by the lower court.
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The court held that the district court did not err in finding Fairchild's confessions voluntary and reliable, and that his Brady claims constituted an abuse of the writ as he failed to demonstrate prejudice.
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The court held that confessions obtained after police beatings and death threats were coerced and inadmissible, even if a subsequent confession occurred after a short interval.
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932 F.2d 739·
8th Cir.·
1991-05-08
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The court held that the confession was not involuntary and affirmed the dismissal of the habeas corpus petition.
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The court held that the defendant's challenges to the indictment, the admission of his post-arrest statement, and the constitutionality of the sentence enhancement statute were without merit.
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889 F.2d 1187·
1st Cir.·
1989-11-21
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The court held that the defendant's confession, though initially deemed involuntary by the trial court, was not in fact involuntary and was therefore admissible for rebuttal purposes, and that the sentencing guidelines were applied correctly.
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The court held that one claim in the motion for postconviction relief presented a prima facie showing of entitlement to relief, requiring further proceedings.
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761 F.2d 558·
10th Cir.·
1985-04-04
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The admission of polygraph test results, which are testimonial communications, in a criminal trial cannot be harmless error if the confession was involuntary or if the error was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.
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The court held that Rule 9(a) of habeas corpus proceedings requires a showing of actual prejudice to bar consideration of claims, and that the state failed to show prejudice regarding the petitioner's claims of unknowing waiver of counsel and guilty plea.
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The court affirmed the dismissal of Royal's claims without prejudice, but the concurring judge disagreed with the majority's reasoning on exhaustion of state remedies.
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The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus and the application for a stay of execution, finding no constitutional violations in the petitioner's conviction or sentence.
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The court held that the government's disclosure of the informant's potentially false testimony to the court and defense counsel, and the judge's subsequent finding that the testimony did not affect the outcome, satisfied due process. The court also held that the defendant's confe
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631 F.2d 1168·
5th Cir.·
1980-12-01
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The court held that the district court erred in denying habeas corpus relief without an evidentiary hearing on the claims of involuntary confession and ineffective assistance of counsel.
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The court affirmed the district court's denial of the habeas corpus petition, finding the confession voluntary and any Bruton Rule violation to be harmless error.
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The court held that the state court record did not fairly support the decision regarding the admissibility of the confession, requiring a federal evidentiary hearing.
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The court held that not all material facts were adequately developed at the state court hearing, requiring an evidentiary hearing in the district court.
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The court held that consent to a search is voluntary if it is the product of a free and deliberate choice, even if the consenting party was unaware of their right to refuse consent.
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The court held that witness testimony obtained after police coercion is admissible if the jury is informed of the coercion and can assess the witness's credibility.
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The court held that the appellant's claims regarding the voluntariness of his guilty plea and waiver of counsel were without merit, and that the lower court's denial of habeas corpus was correct.
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The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a habeas corpus hearing, as the state court's decision that the guilty pleas were voluntary and knowing was fairly supported by the record.
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The court held that a guilty plea entered upon advice of competent counsel is voluntary, even if based on coerced confessions.
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The court held that the prisoner's claims of incompetent counsel and an invalid guilty plea lacked merit, and affirmed the denial of habeas corpus relief.
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The court held that the appellant's confessions were voluntary and admissible, and his transfer from the Youth Study Center did not constitute an illegal arrest.
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A guilty plea, even if motivated by a coerced confession, is not invalid if the defendant received competent counsel and the plea itself was voluntary and intelligent under the law existing at the time.
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The court held that the district court did not err in denying the habeas corpus petition, as the state record adequately supported the finding that the confession was not coerced.
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445 F.2d 804·
1st Cir.·
1971-06-23
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The court held that the defendant had not exhausted state remedies and that the Commonwealth should be allowed to provide an evidentiary hearing in its own courts.
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446 F.2d 114·
2d Cir.·
1971-06-21
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The court held that even if the admission of the appellant's statement was error, it was harmless error because the defense strategy at trial essentially conceded the facts admitted in the statement.
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The court held that the appellant's guilty pleas were not rendered involuntary or constitutionally invalid by a prior coerced confession or by a meeting with the district attorney in the absence of counsel.
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The court held that the district court's denial of the habeas corpus petition should not be disturbed, affirming the lower court's finding of voluntary confessions.
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The court held that while the state courts provided sufficient hearings on the coerced confession and deprivation of counsel claims, a further federal evidentiary hearing was necessary on the discriminatory jury selection issue and the retroactivity of Witherspoon v. Illinois.
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The court held that the district court did not err in denying the habeas corpus petition, as the petitioner's claims regarding the denial of counsel and the involuntariness of his confession lacked merit.
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The court held that the defendant was denied effective assistance of counsel due to late appointment and lack of preparation, which prejudiced his defense.
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The court held that a late return of process does not entitle a petitioner to default judgment in a habeas corpus case, and the petition failed to state a claim.
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The court held that the appellant did not deliberately bypass state procedures by failing to challenge the admissibility of his confessions, as his counsel's actions were strategic to present the voluntariness issue to the jury.
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The court held that the district court did not err in denying the habeas corpus petition, as the issues raised did not present a federal constitutional question or were properly resolved.
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The court held that the federal habeas court properly considered the voluntariness of the confession de novo and that the appellant's claims of coercion were not persuasive.
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The court held that the petitioner's statement was voluntary and not the product of coercion, and therefore his constitutional rights were not violated.
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411 F.2d 406·
6th Cir.·
1969-05-15
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The court held that the district court correctly denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding no merit to the petitioner's claims.
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The court held that the petitioner's claims regarding an illegally obtained confession and inadequate counsel did not warrant federal habeas corpus relief.
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The court held that the petitioner's guilty pleas were intelligent and voluntary, and the district court did not err in denying the habeas corpus petition without an evidentiary hearing.
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The court held that the district court's findings of fact were not clearly erroneous and were supported by substantial evidence, affirming the denial of the habeas corpus petition.
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379 F.2d 538·
7th Cir.·
1967-06-07
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The court held that the district court's finding that confessions were coerced and involuntary, violating petitioner's constitutional rights, was supported by the record.