7,512 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 5,491 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-11-05
The court held that the state court's denial of postconviction relief was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, and therefore denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-11-04
The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was timely filed due to the tolling of the one-year limitations period by state post-conviction proceedings.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-11-04
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed under the one-year limitations period imposed by AEDPA, and equitable tolling was not warranted.
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The court held that the petition for a writ of habeas corpus was untimely filed, as it was filed more than six years after the one-year limitations period expired.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-11-03
The court held that the petitioner's claims in his habeas petition were conclusory, failed to establish a violation of his constitutional rights, and did not provide a basis for federal habeas relief.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-11-03
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed and dismissed it with prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-10-31
The federal habeas petition is dismissed as time-barred because it was filed outside the one-year limitations period prescribed by the AEDPA. A certificate of appealability is denied as reasonable jurists would not debate the procedural issue of untimeliness.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-10-31
The court held that an alien who has been present in the United States for an extended period, even if having entered without inspection, is not subject to mandatory detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2) but rather falls under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), entitling them to a bond hearing.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-10-31
The court held that a federal court cannot grant habeas corpus relief for alleged violations of state law, and that an unserved arrest warrant does not trigger the Interstate Agreement on Detainers or the Sixth Amendment speedy trial right.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-10-29
The court held that the inmate received the due process required in prison disciplinary proceedings and that the Disciplinary Hearing Officer's decision was supported by sufficient evidence.
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A fugitive who signs a valid waiver of extradition rights and agrees to voluntary return waives all procedural protections incidental to extradition proceedings, including habeas relief. Additionally, the ninety-day statutory limit on extradition detention does not run while the
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-10-28
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was time-barred under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA).
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-10-24
A district court lacks jurisdiction to consider a second or successive habeas corpus petition that has not been authorized by the appropriate court of appeals.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-10-17
The court held that the petitioner's challenges to his immigration detention are moot because a bond hearing was held, a removal order was entered, and his detention is lawful during the post-removal order period.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-10-15
A federal prisoner challenging the validity of his arrest, detention, conviction, or sentence cannot proceed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 if a remedy is available under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-10-15
A federal prisoner cannot challenge the validity of his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 if a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 is available and adequate.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-10-15
The court held that a federal prisoner convicted of possessing contraband in prison is ineligible for earned time credits under the First Step Act, even if other sentences are for eligible offenses, because all sentences are aggregated for administrative purposes.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-10-15
The court held that a prisoner subject to a final order of removal is ineligible to apply earned time credits under the First Step Act.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-10-15
The court held that Petitioner, who entered the U.S. without inspection and was detained, is not subject to mandatory detention under INA section 1225(b)(2)(A) but rather under section 1226(a), entitling him to an individualized bond hearing.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-10-14
The court held that the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and violations of his Sixth Amendment rights were without merit, and therefore denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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The court held that the petitioner failed to show that the state appellate court's denial of his ineffective assistance of counsel claim was objectively unreasonable.
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The court recommended dismissal of the habeas petition without prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-10-08
The court held that a petitioner who is a fugitive from justice cannot invoke the jurisdiction of the district court to adjudicate a habeas corpus petition.
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Fla. 3d DCA·
2025-10-08
Dieter Riechmann appealed two postconviction court orders denying his habeas corpus petition and denying his motion to withdraw that petition. The appellate court affirmed the denial of the habeas petition and denied certiorari review of the denial of the withdrawal motion, findi
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Fla. 1st DCA·
2025-10-08
The petition for writ of habeas corpus was dismissed.
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Fla. 3d DCA·
2025-10-08
A defendant's motion to withdraw a postconviction habeas corpus petition filed after the petition has already been denied is properly denied because the defendant is not entitled to withdraw a motion after it has been ruled upon.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-10-07
The federal habeas corpus petition is dismissed as time-barred because the petitioner failed to file within the one-year limitations period prescribed by AEDPA. An amended judgment entered nunc pro tunc does not reset the limitations clock.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-10-02
The court held that a federal habeas petition challenging ongoing state criminal proceedings should be dismissed as duplicative and subject to abstention under the Younger doctrine.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-10-02
A § 2254 habeas petition filed more than one year after a conviction becomes final, without a properly filed state post-conviction motion pending during the limitations period, is untimely and must be dismissed under Habeas Rule 4.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-10-02
The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was time-barred under AEDPA because his state postconviction motion was not properly filed and therefore did not toll the limitations period, and he failed to establish actual innocence.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-10-02
A federal court should dismiss a habeas corpus petition challenging ongoing state criminal proceedings if the petition is duplicative of another pending action and Younger abstention is warranted.
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Fla. 1st DCA·
2025-10-01
The petition for writ of habeas corpus was dismissed.
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Fla. 1st DCA·
2025-10-01
The petition for writ of habeas corpus was dismissed.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-09-30
The court held that the pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus was untimely under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) because it was filed more than eight years after the one-year limitation period expired, and the petitioner failed to establish actual
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The court held that it lacks jurisdiction to consider the petitioner's challenge to his removal proceedings and therefore denies the petition for habeas corpus.
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The court held that a federal habeas corpus petition challenging ongoing state criminal proceedings is subject to Younger abstention, and claims regarding conditions of confinement must be brought as a civil rights action.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-09-26
The court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding that the petitioner's claims were either not cognizable in habeas, failed on the merits, or were moot.
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The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.131 regarding pretrial release procedures. The amendments align the rule with recent statutory changes to sections 903.011 and 903.047, Florida Statutes, effective January 1, 2026.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-09-25
The court held that the petition for writ of habeas corpus should be dismissed for failure to exhaust administrative remedies and alternatively denied on the merits.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-09-24
The court held that a habeas corpus petition should be dismissed as duplicative if it raises the same or substantially similar claims as prior, already dismissed petitions.
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Victor Tony Jones, a death row inmate with an execution date of September 30, 2025, appeals the circuit court's denial of his sixth successive motion for postconviction relief and post-warrant public records demands, and petitions for habeas corpus relief. The Florida Supreme Cou
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Double jeopardy does not prohibit separate convictions and sentences for distinct criminal acts occurring at different times, even if they arise from the same case.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-09-23
The court recommended dismissal of the habeas petition as duplicative because the petitioner had filed numerous similar actions previously.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-09-22
Haywood Edouard, a Florida prisoner convicted of second-degree felony murder and attempted robbery stemming from an armed robbery that resulted in the death of his accomplice Ernest Curry, petitioned for federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising eight grounds includin
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Fla. 5th DCA·
2025-09-19
A pro se petitioner whose habeas corpus petition has been dismissed may be cautioned and threatened with sanctions for filing further abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous filings on the same matter.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-09-19
A federal prisoner's claims challenging the revocation of prerelease custody, including home confinement, are not cognizable in a habeas corpus action under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 because they concern the execution of the sentence and the designation of confinement, which are matters c
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The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was frivolous and dismissed it, denying a certificate of appealability.
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The court held that the plaintiff's claims challenging his sex offender registration and probation conditions were barred by the statute of limitations and, in the alternative, failed on the merits or should have been brought as a habeas corpus petition.
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Habeas corpus cannot be used to relitigate issues raised on direct appeal or as a substitute for postconviction relief motions, and petitions must plead specific facts rather than conclusory allegations.
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Fla. 1st DCA·
2025-09-17
The petition for writ of habeas corpus was dismissed.