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M.D. Fla.·
2023-02-14
Pasquale Morganti, a Florida inmate, filed a federal habeas petition challenging his 2013 convictions for burglary and grand theft, raising nine claims including allegations of insufficient evidence, ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel, and various trial errors.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-10
The court held that the state court's rejection of the petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to seek a competency evaluation was not contrary to federal law or based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-12-07
Elmer Keith Bowman sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his Florida conviction for sexual battery and kidnapping through claims of ineffective assistance of counsel based on alleged failures to review discovery materials, object to allegedly unlawful s
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-11-30
The federal court denied the habeas corpus application because the state court's decision was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, nor based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-26
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted and/or without merit, and therefore denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-23
Charles Pitts challenged his state convictions for sexual battery, false imprisonment, and domestic battery by strangulation through a federal habeas corpus petition, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The court denied the petition, finding that Pitts's guilty plea was k
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-25
The court denied the amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that the petitioner's claims were either unexhausted, procedurally barred, or without merit under AEDPA review standards.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-09
William J. Milne sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 2011 conviction for lewd and lascivious exhibition, voyeurism, and battery based on claims including ineffective assistance of counsel related to rejected plea offers and sentencing advice, and
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-06-03
William St. Claire sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, claiming constitutional violations at his trial for aggravated assault with a firearm, including denial of funds for a communications expert, improper exclusion of evidence regarding his reasons for visiting
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-05-19
The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding no substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-05-03
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted and/or failed to meet the high bar for federal habeas relief under AEDPA, and that the state court's denial of relief was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-04-25
The court held that Petitioner's claims were procedurally defaulted and barred from federal habeas review because he failed to raise them properly in state court and did not demonstrate cause, prejudice, or a fundamental miscarriage of justice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-03-21
Troy Smith challenged his convictions for capital sexual battery and lewd or lascivious molestation through a federal habeas corpus petition, asserting five grounds for relief based primarily on claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and prosecutorial misconduct. The distric
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-10-25
Charlie Vernon Small, Jr. appealed his conviction for violation of probation in a sex offender case by filing a federal habeas petition claiming his trial counsel was ineffective under the Sixth Amendment on nine separate grounds. The district court denied the petition, finding t
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-20
Christopher Spence, a prisoner challenging his state court conviction for sale of cannabis, petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief on six grounds claiming ineffective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment. The District Court for the Middle District of Florida denie
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-08-09
An inmate convicted of selling controlled substances within 1000 feet of a specified area filed a federal habeas petition challenging his state conviction by raising five grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court denied the petition, finding that the state
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-28
The court held that the petitioner's claim was not unexhausted or procedurally defaulted, but ultimately denied relief because the state court's decision was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, and the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fac
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-13
The trial court did not violate the Sixth or Fourteenth Amendment by admitting a videotaped police interview showing Newsome in jail uniform and handcuffs because Newsome did not stand before the jury in restraints and the trial court made a determination that viewing was justifi
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-01
The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the state court's denial of his claims was contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, or based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-23
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally barred, meritless, or not cognizable under federal habeas corpus law, and therefore denied the petition.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-08
The court held that the petitioner's claims lacked merit or were unexhausted, and thus denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-08
The court held that the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and insufficient evidence were meritless and did not warrant federal habeas corpus relief.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-02
The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the state court's decisions were contrary to or unreasonably applied clearly established federal law, and therefore denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-01
The court held that the petitioner's claim regarding the amended information was procedurally barred by the concurrent sentence doctrine and, alternatively, that his counsel was not ineffective for failing to object to it.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-02
The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the state court's denial of his ineffective assistance of counsel claims was contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-01
The court held that the state court's denial of the motion to suppress was not an unreasonable application of federal law, and other claims were unexhausted or procedurally barred.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-01-05
The court held that the petitioner's claims were either without merit or procedurally barred, and thus denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-12-30
Dennis Delmoral petitioned for a federal habeas writ challenging his state convictions for aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he attacked Vernon Carter with a knife during an altercation in Florida. The district court denied all twelve grounds of
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-12-08
The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding no merit to claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-11-24
The federal court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding the state court's decision to admit the petitioner's statement was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-11-06
The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that the petitioner's claims were either procedurally barred or failed to meet the deferential standards required under AEDPA and Strickland v. Washington.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-11-06
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's ineffective assistance of counsel claim was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-11-04
The federal court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus because the petitioner's claims were either not cognizable or procedurally barred, and even if considered on the merits, they failed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-10-07
The court held that the petitioner's counsel was not ineffective and that the state court's decision was entitled to AEDPA deference.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-10-02
The court held that the petitioner is not entitled to federal habeas corpus relief because the state court's decisions were not contrary to, or an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law, nor based on an unreasonable determination of the facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-09-30
Louis Thomas sought federal habeas relief from his state conviction for robbery, challenging his trial attorney's representation under the Sixth Amendment's right to effective assistance of counsel. The district court denied relief, finding that Thomas failed to demonstrate eithe
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-09-30
A federal district court in Florida denied Ingram's habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction for first-degree premeditated murder of Glenn Dilworth, whom Ingram fatally stabbed after an altercation over a gun confrontation. The court held that most of Ingram's ineffectiv
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-09-21
Arthur Jones, a Florida prisoner, sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his convictions for offenses including armed burglary, aggravated assault with a firearm, and drug possession. The District Court for the Middle District of Florida denied Jones's p
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-08-20
Federal habeas relief is denied because the state court's adjudication of the claims was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, and the factual determinations were not unreasonable.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-08-11
Jehu Ramirez challenged his Florida sexual battery conviction in federal habeas corpus proceedings, raising six grounds including ineffective assistance of trial counsel claims and procedural issues. The district court denied all six grounds, finding some procedurally defaulted f
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-08-03
The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus because the petitioner's claims were either unexhausted, procedurally defaulted, or failed to meet the stringent standards for federal review under AEDPA.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-07-10
The court held that the petitioner's claims were either procedurally barred or failed to meet the Strickland standard for ineffective assistance of counsel, and thus the petition for writ of habeas corpus was denied.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-05-28
William Brown challenged his convictions for first-degree murder and robbery by filing a federal habeas petition claiming ineffective assistance of trial counsel under the Sixth Amendment. The District Court for the Middle District of Florida denied all nine grounds for relief, f
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-04-27
The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate probable cause to believe his condition had so changed that it was safe for him to be at large, and thus his civil commitment would continue.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-04-20
A federal habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 must be filed while the petitioner is in custody for the conviction being challenged, and the petition is subject to a one-year limitations period from the date the conviction became final.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-27
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's claims was not an unreasonable application of federal law, and therefore denied the habeas corpus petition.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-24
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's claim regarding ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to suppress evidence was not contrary to federal law and was based on a reasonable determination of the facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-24
The federal court denied a state prisoner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus because his claims were either based on state law, procedurally defaulted, or incomprehensible.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-02-12
The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the state court's adjudication of his claims was contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, and thus denied the petition for habeas corpus relief.
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-11-26
Randy Archiquette pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter and related charges stemming from a series of traffic accidents that killed two people while driving with a blood alcohol content more than double the legal limit. Archiquette's federal habeas petition, which challenged his con