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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The court held that the defendant's confession was not unconstitutionally admitted into evidence because the relevant legal standards at the time of his trial did not require the presence of counsel.
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The court held that the trial judge did not err in denying the motion to vacate judgment and sentence.
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The court held that the petitioner's statements, though made during custodial interrogation, were voluntary and not the product of coercion, thus admissible at trial.
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The court held that the distinction between an officer pointing a pistol at an armed robber and a robber pointing a pistol at a victim is significant.
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355 F.2d 540·
7th Cir.·
1965-12-21
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The court held that the defendants' entrapment defense was not supported by the evidence and that the trial court's handling of a potentially involuntary confession did not violate the defendant's Fifth Amendment rights.
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350 F.2d 353·
6th Cir.·
1965-08-31
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The court held that the trial court's procedure for determining the voluntariness of the confession, consistent with Jackson v. Denno, satisfied constitutional requirements, and affirmed the denial of the habeas corpus petition.
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The court held that an evidentiary hearing must be afforded on the appellant's motion, as it was not conclusively without merit based on the record alone.
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The court held that the district court erred in finding that the appellant waived his constitutional claims by failing to raise them on direct appeal, as waiver requires an intentional relinquishment of a known right.
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The court held that prolonged detention before charges and lack of counsel at a preliminary hearing do not violate constitutional rights if no confession is obtained and a fair trial is otherwise provided.
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The court held that the confessions of the juvenile defendants were voluntary and not coerced, despite the length of interrogation, because they were mature for their age and habitual offenders.
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The court held that the trial court was not required to entertain a second or successive motion for similar relief under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255, and the appeal from that denial is frivolous.
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The court held that the petitioner's constitutional rights were not violated by the state court proceedings, and thus denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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The court held that the trial court's findings that the confession was voluntary and counsel was not ineffective were supported by the record.
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The appellate court affirmed the district court's denial of the habeas corpus petition, finding no denial of federal due process.
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The court held that the district judge properly conducted an independent review of the evidence and satisfied federal requirements for determining the voluntariness of the confession.
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262 F.2d 335·
5th Cir.·
1959-01-05
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The court held that the Texas District Court had inherent power to set a new execution date after previous stays expired, and that the admission of evidence from an allegedly illegal arrest or an involuntary confession does not violate the federal constitution in this context.
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The court held that the relator's confessions were not coerced and that his trial was not without constitutional due process.
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A guilty plea obtained by trickery or coercion is invalid and does not waive the right to challenge the conviction.
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The court held that a state prisoner's claim that he was denied due process by the lack of appointed counsel was not grounds for habeas corpus relief when the prisoner had competently and intelligently waived his right to counsel under state law, and the state court had already a
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142 F.2d 213·
6th Cir.·
1944-04-24
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The court held that the district court's findings of fact were sustained by the evidence and its conclusions of law were not in error.
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The court held that the trial court's findings were not clearly erroneous and were supported by evidence, affirming the discharge of the writ of habeas corpus.
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Erna McFadden appeals the denial of her postconviction motion raising ineffective assistance of counsel claims under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. She was convicted of armed robbery and two counts of aggravated battery after attacking CVS employees with a box cutter d
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227 So. 3d 194·
Fla. 2d DCA·
2017-05-26
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Calvin Dowd appeals his conviction for lewd and lascivious molestation, challenging the admission of his post-Miranda statements, the admission of Williams rule evidence, and the trial court's denial of his motion to interview jurors. The appellate court affirmed the conviction o
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An allegation of a coerced confession does not warrant a hearing on collateral attack of a guilty plea entered with counsel's assistance.
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The court held that a guilty plea waives all prior non-jurisdictional defects, and affirmed the denial of the habeas corpus petition.
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210 So. 2d 13·
Fla. 2d DCA·
1968-05-01
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The court held that conclusory allegations are insufficient to warrant an evidentiary hearing and that res judicata bars relitigation of previously denied grounds.
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191 So. 2d 278·
Fla. 2d DCA·
1966-10-26
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Willis Murray, Jr., an illiterate African American man, sought to vacate his conviction and life sentence for rape after making a judicial confession to a judge without counsel at a preliminary hearing. The court reversed and remanded, holding that the confession at the prelimina
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The court held that the record did not support the appellant's claims of coerced confession or denial of due process, and that the court-martial had jurisdiction.
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Fla. 1st DCA·
2024-11-27
A confession cannot be found involuntary without coercive police conduct.
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Cory Barrant Sivik sought federal habeas relief challenging his state conviction for lewd or lascivious molestation of a child under twelve, arguing that statements he made during a police-orchestrated controlled telephone call violated his Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights. The d
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The court held that the petitioner procedurally defaulted his claims and failed to establish cause and prejudice or actual innocence to overcome the default.
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The court held that the petitioner's habeas petition was untimely and equitable tolling was not warranted because the attorney's misadvice, while negligent, did not rise to the level of abandonment or extraordinary circumstance required for tolling.
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The Delaware Superior Court denied Edward Benson's motion for postconviction relief, finding that his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and other errors were either procedurally barred, waived by his guilty plea, or factually unsubstantiated. The court emphasized that a
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The appellate court affirmed the denial of postconviction relief for Willie Mae Thornton, who claimed her trial counsel was ineffective. Thornton argued counsel should have moved to suppress her confession, made after detectives mentioned her son could face the death penalty, or
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The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted or barred, and the state court's denial of relief was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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The Delaware Supreme Court reversed and vacated the defendant's conviction for Murder Second Degree, holding that the defendant presented sufficient new evidence to establish a strong inference of actual innocence, thereby overcoming procedural bars to his successive postconvicti
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The court held that a petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is not the proper vehicle for claims seeking monetary relief for alleged violations of constitutional rights and conditions of confinement.
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The appellate court affirmed the trial court's denial of a postconviction motion. The motion was based on newly discovered evidence in the form of a recantation by the defendant's mother, but the court found the trial court's credibility determination against the recantation was
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The court held that the applicant's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to suppress pre-Miranda statements was procedurally barred due to failure to exhaust state remedies and present the specific factual basis to the state court. Even on the merits, the claim
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The appellate court reversed a lower court's denial of a postconviction motion, finding that the defendant was entitled to an evidentiary hearing on his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. Specifically, counsel's failure to move to suppress statements made before Miranda
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268 So. 3d 806·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2019-04-17
A confession is involuntary and inadmissible when an officer, without making an express quid pro quo promise, engages in a pattern of conduct—including repeated assertions that invoking self-defense is the defendant's "only out" and misrepresentations of law—that creates unrealis
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Tyler Darnell appeals his convictions for second degree murder and attempted second degree murder, challenging the denial of his motion to suppress his videotaped confession, the admission of hearsay testimony identifying him as fleeing the crime scene, and the denial of his moti
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The Court summarily denies the defendant's motion for postconviction relief. The defendant's claims are procedurally barred as they were either formerly adjudicated on appeal or not raised in prior proceedings. Even if not barred, the claims lack merit and do not meet the pleadin
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The Court denied the defendant's motion for postconviction relief and request for an evidentiary hearing. The Court found that the defendant's claims were either procedurally barred, vague, or lacked merit. The defendant's guilty plea was deemed knowing, intelligent, and voluntar
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138 So. 3d 1127·
Fla. 2d DCA·
2014-05-14
Clevon Ghent challenges a postconviction court's denial of his Rule 3.850 motion alleging ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to move to suppress his confession. The appellate court reverses because the attachments to the postconviction court's order do not conclusively
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850 F. Supp. 2d 785·
S.D. Fla.·
2014-01-10
The court held that while the defendant's statement regarding the length of his residence was inadmissible due to being obtained before Miranda warnings, his subsequent statements after a valid Miranda waiver were admissible. The court also found that the initial events of the ar
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The court held that the trial court erred in summarily denying the motion for postconviction relief without an evidentiary hearing.
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545 F. Supp. 2d 1218·
N.D. Fla.·
2008-02-13
The court held that the officers' conduct during interrogation did not shock the conscience, and probable cause existed for the arrest, thus granting summary judgment for the defendants on federal claims.