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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821 F.2d 1054·
5th Cir.·
1987-07-03
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The court held that the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction and death sentence, and that petitioner's federal constitutional rights were not violated.
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The court held that the Fifth Amendment's double jeopardy clause, through the rule of collateral estoppel, prevents a second prosecution for conduct already adjudicated in a prior trial, regardless of whether the first trial resulted in an acquittal or conviction.
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The court held that there was sufficient evidence of a conspiracy to violate civil rights, and that the trial court's jury instructions and rulings on prosecutorial misconduct were proper.
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566 F.2d 873·
4th Cir.·
1977-10-11
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The court did not explicitly state a holding, but the concurring opinion suggests that augmenting a sentence based on a judge's belief that a defendant testified falsely raises substantial constitutional questions.
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A consensual entry into a home, even if obtained by ruse, does not violate the Fourth Amendment, and evidence voluntarily surrendered thereafter is admissible.
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509 F.2d 863·
2d Cir.·
1975-01-14
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The court held that testimony compelled by the New York Stock Exchange, even under threat of sanctions, is not considered governmental action for the purpose of the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, and thus the testimony was admissible.
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A federal court has the power to issue conditional orders in habeas corpus cases, offering the state alternatives including release, when the state fails to provide a trial transcript or a substitute, especially when the state's own procedures or actions caused the loss of the re
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The court held that the record did not sufficiently demonstrate a knowing and intelligent waiver of the right to object to the admission of confessions, thus requiring an evidentiary hearing.
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Willie Ford, Jr. appealed the summary denial of his post-conviction relief petition challenging his guilty plea to second-degree murder. The court affirmed the denial, holding that Ford failed to state sufficient grounds for relief because his guilty plea was voluntary and knowin
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389 F.2d 648·
9th Cir.·
1968-02-07
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The court held that a search warrant was invalid because the record did not show the specific information presented to the magistrate to establish probable cause.
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The court held that the admission of prior trial testimony of an absent witness, without a proper predicate showing diligent search and unavailability, violated the petitioner's Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The court reversed the district court's finding regarding the c
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Thomas La Rocca appealed the denial of his petition for a writ of error coram nobis challenging his guilty plea to breaking and entering. La Rocca alleged his confession and plea were coerced through police promises of probation, threats from a co-defendant, and unlawful detentio
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A federal district court cannot deny a state prisoner's habeas corpus petition without a hearing if the state court record does not adequately show resolution of disputed historical facts relevant to the constitutional claim.
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293 F.2d 895·
4th Cir.·
1961-07-26
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A state prisoner who fails to avail himself of a state remedy for a constitutional claim, and subsequently loses the opportunity to do so, is barred from seeking federal habeas corpus relief.
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The dissenting judge argues that the federal court should not be bound by state court findings of fact when reviewing the voluntariness of confessions, especially given coercive police tactics.
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270 F.2d 866·
10th Cir.·
1959-09-26
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A voluntary guilty plea renders prior procedural irregularities, such as unnecessary delay in presentment or an involuntary confession, irrelevant to a motion to vacate sentence.
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364 So. 3d 1017·
Fla.·
2023-06-05
·cited 15×
A successive postconviction motion may be summarily denied if the motion, files, and records conclusively show the movant is entitled to no relief. Claims previously raised and rejected in prior postconviction proceedings are procedurally barred from being relitigated in successi
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82 So. 3d 784·
Fla.·
2011-12-08
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John M. Buzia, a death-row prisoner, appealed the denial of his Rule 3.851 postconviction motion and filed a habeas petition challenging his conviction for first-degree murder and death sentence. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the postconviction court's denials, finding no in
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844 F.2d 1023·
3d Cir.·
1988-04-18
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The court held that the trial court's refusal to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of aggravated assault was prejudicial constitutional error, and that the defendant's confession was obtained in violation of his right to remain silent.
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403 So. 2d 377·
Fla.·
1981-07-16
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Durham Eldon Stokes was convicted of two first-degree murders committed as part of a motorcycle gang beating. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed his convictions but vacated the death sentences imposed over the jury's life imprisonment recommendation, finding the trial judge impro
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275 So. 2d 575·
Fla. 1st DCA·
1973-03-27
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Davis appeals his rape conviction based on jury verdict, challenging the voluntary nature of his confession, the sufficiency of evidence, and a jury instruction on aiding and abetting. The court upholds the conviction, finding no Miranda violation, sufficient evidence under aidin
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The court held that federal courts must require exhaustion of newly available state remedies before entertaining habeas corpus petitions, even if the new remedy was enacted after the lower court's decision.
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A 16-year-old defendant convicted of felony murder, robbery, and attempted robbery appeals on grounds of prosecutorial misconduct during closing argument. The Florida appellate court reversed the convictions, finding that the prosecutor's attacks on defense counsel's integrity, i
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Kenneth Fortner appeals the summary denial of his postconviction motion for relief. He claims ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to file a motion to suppress evidence obtained after he was questioned without honoring his requests for an attorney and medical treatment.
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The court held that dismissal for delay under Rule 9(a) was improper because the state failed to make a particularized showing of prejudice in responding to the petition, and that the merits of the ineffective assistance of counsel claim must be addressed.
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The court held that the trial court did not err in failing to order a psychiatric examination for competency, nor did it err in other claims raised by the petitioner.
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The court affirmed the district court's decision, agreeing that the motion did not sufficiently allege prosecutorial knowledge of perjury, thus no hearing was required.
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The court held that the search of the vehicle was lawful based on probable cause from the odor of marijuana, and that the defendant's post-arrest statements were voluntary and admissible.
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A guilty plea is constitutionally valid even if the defendant maintains their innocence, provided the plea is voluntary, intelligent, and supported by a factual basis, and counsel was effective.
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347 So. 2d 472·
Fla. 1st DCA·
1977-06-30
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Gloria Williams appeals her conviction for petit larceny (her third such conviction), arguing the trial court erred by not granting a mistrial after the store manager testified that Williams "neither denied nor admitted the charge" when apprehended. The Florida appellate court af
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342 So. 2d 98·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1977-02-01
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Parker Charles Peak was convicted of attempted petit larceny, uttering a forged instrument, and forgery based in part on statements he made to a private security officer. The court reversed his conviction, holding that involuntary confessions are inadmissible regardless of whethe
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A taxpayer who files an income tax return and discloses incriminating information without asserting a Fifth Amendment privilege on the return may not invoke that privilege at a later criminal trial to exclude the tax return from evidence. The Fifth Amendment privilege against sel
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453 F.2d 340·
9th Cir.·
1972-01-04
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The court held that the petitioner failed to exhaust his state remedies because his current claims regarding the voluntariness of his confession and the adequacy of the appellate record had not been fully presented to the California courts.
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The court held that a state prisoner's guilty plea, entered after a full evidentiary hearing and advice of counsel, was valid and not predicated on a coerced confession, thus denying habeas corpus relief.
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A guilty plea entered on advice of competent counsel is not rendered involuntary by allegations of illegally seized evidence or a coerced confession.
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A federal court must hold an evidentiary hearing in a habeas corpus case if the petitioner alleges specific facts, not vague or incredible, suggesting a guilty plea was involuntary due to a coerced confession and inadequate counsel, even if the state court record contradicts thes
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405 F.2d 773·
2d Cir.·
1968-11-14
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The court remands the case to the trial judge for further factual exploration regarding the voluntariness of a confession.
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The court held that the district court erred by not holding a hearing or reviewing state court records, and remanded for further proceedings.
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The court held that the district court erred in dismissing the habeas corpus application without a plenary hearing and remanded for dismissal without prejudice.
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The State of Florida appealed the trial court's decision to quash an information charging two defendants with conspiracy to commit bribery, arguing that the court erroneously applied Garrity v. New Jersey retroactively and that the defendants' grand jury testimony did not constit
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The court held that voluntary guilty pleas waive non-jurisdictional defenses, including illegal arrest and coerced confessions, and that a federal court need not hold an evidentiary hearing if the state court provided a full and fair hearing.
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The court held that a petitioner must exhaust state remedies for all constitutional claims raised in a habeas corpus petition, even if related.
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197 So. 2d 829·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1967-04-25
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Urban Theron Jones appeals his jury conviction for second-degree murder, challenging the sufficiency of evidence, jury instructions regarding manslaughter, the admission of his oral confession, and the identification of physical evidence. The Florida District Court of Appeal affi
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The court held that the trial court's failure to instruct the jury on the voluntariness of the oral confession violated the defendant's Fourteenth Amendment due process rights.
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The court held that the undisputed facts revealed that the relator's confessions were the product of coercion as a matter of law, violating his due process rights.
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The court held that Noia did not waive his constitutional right against conviction based on a coerced confession, and that his failure to appeal did not preclude federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 because state remedies were ineffective.
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The court held that a federal court may not grant habeas corpus relief to a state prisoner who has not exhausted available state remedies, including state habeas corpus proceedings.
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The court held that a motion to vacate a sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 cannot be used to review the admissibility of evidence that could have been raised on direct appeal, absent exceptional circumstances.