674 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 230 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · browse and sort
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The Sixth Circuit held that the district court erred by failing to apply the presumption of correctness required by 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) to the state court's factual findings regarding eyewitness identification reliability.
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The court held that a federal court may grant a stay of execution and conduct an evidentiary hearing if the state court's factual findings are not fairly supported by the record, even if the state court denied a hearing.
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572 F.2d 979·
4th Cir.·
1977-11-03
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The court, in dissent, argues that the denial of rehearing en banc was improper because the lower court's reasoning regarding the non-disclosure of witness inducements and exculpatory statements violated due process principles.
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535 F.2d 543·
9th Cir.·
1976-05-19
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The court held that the district court did not err in denying the habeas corpus petition, as the appellant was not a parolee and the state board's conditions were lawful.
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The court held that the petitioner failed to present convincing evidence to rebut the presumption of correctness of the state court's factual determination that his guilty plea was voluntarily and knowingly entered with competent counsel.
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506 F.2d 478·
8th Cir.·
1974-03-28
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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 the appellant failed to carry his burden of proving his statements were involuntary or that he was denied his constitutional right to counsel at the preliminary examination.
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437 F.2d 829·
7th Cir.·
1971-01-25
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The court held that the petitioner was not deprived of his right to counsel at misdemeanor trials or probation revocation hearings, and that prior decisions regarding probation revocation hearings did not apply or were not violated.
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435 F.2d 689·
10th Cir.·
1970-12-15
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The failure of retained counsel to perfect an appeal within the statutory time, absent a showing of indigency at the time the appeal was due, does not constitute grounds for discharge on habeas corpus.
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421 F.2d 270·
1st Cir.·
1970-01-22
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The court held that the district court's findings were not clearly erroneous, affirming the dismissal of the habeas corpus petition.
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415 F.2d 243·
6th Cir.·
1969-08-13
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The dissenting judge would have granted the writ, arguing the District Court erred in deferring to state court findings on indigency without an evidentiary hearing.
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411 F.2d 1363·
9th Cir.·
1969-06-04
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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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373 F.2d 15·
10th Cir.·
1967-02-15
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The court held that the appellant failed to meet the burden of proving the state court's finding of voluntariness was erroneous, under the amended federal habeas corpus statute.
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James Matthew Menard, a Florida prisoner convicted of aggravated battery, armed trespass, and third-degree felony murder, sought federal habeas relief challenging his convictions and sentences on multiple grounds, including claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and sentenci
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-24
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The court held that the petitioner's claims regarding competency, ineffective assistance of counsel, and prosecutorial misconduct lacked merit and were denied.
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830 F. Supp. 1426·
M.D. Fla.·
1993-08-23
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The Capital Collateral Representative (CCR) lacks standing to file a habeas corpus petition on behalf of an inmate who has knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to collateral counsel and further proceedings.
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979 F.2d 1273·
7th Cir.·
1992-11-19
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The court held that a petitioner must demonstrate actual innocence of the crime for which they are being sentenced as an habitual offender to overcome procedural default under the miscarriage of justice exception.
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939 F.2d 1369·
9th Cir.·
1991-07-30
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The dissent argues that the defendant's stipulation to facts mirroring the indictment constituted a de facto guilty plea, requiring the protections of Boykin v. Alabama, which were not afforded.
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711 F. Supp. 586·
M.D. Fla.·
1989-04-14
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The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding no constitutional violations regarding jury intimidation, discriminatory peremptory challenges, denial of continuances, execution of an eighteen-year-old, transcript errors, or the Hitchcock claim.
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651 F. Supp. 38·
S.D. Fla.·
1986-07-02
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The court denied the application for a stay of execution and the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that the petitioner failed to meet the burden of showing that his claims were not fully and fairly litigated in state court.
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384 F.2d 920·
9th Cir.·
1967-11-03
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The court affirmed the grant of habeas corpus, finding the district court's determination that the appellee did not consent to the search was not clearly erroneous.
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11th Cir.·
2026-08-04
The state appellate court did not unreasonably apply Faretta v. California when it determined that Curry never clearly and unequivocally invoked her right to self-representation, as Curry's statements were equivocal and she vacillated between requesting self-representation and re
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-12-29
The court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding that the petitioner's claims were either not cognizable, waived by his guilty plea, or failed to meet the stringent standards for relief under AEDPA.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-12-02
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's ineffective assistance of counsel claims was not contrary to, nor an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law, nor based on an unreasonable determination of the facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-09-25
Christopher Hanney filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging his state convictions for attempted murder, arson, and aggravated battery, stemming from an attack on his ex-wife during a contested divorce. The court denied his petition, finding that several ineffective assi
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-09-16
The court held that the petitioner's claims were waived by his guilty plea and, alternatively, that the claims lacked merit and were procedurally barred. A certificate of appealability was denied.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-09-16
Charles Southern, convicted as a juvenile of second-degree murder at age seventeen, petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief challenging his life sentence, arguing his resentencing counsel provided ineffective assistance and the trial court lacked jurisdiction to resentence hi
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-09-09
Timothy Hightower, a state prisoner convicted of cocaine trafficking offenses within 1,000 feet of a church, sought federal habeas relief challenging his conviction on grounds that the trial court improperly denied severance of separate charges, that a detective's testimony regar
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-09-08
The court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding that the state court's rejection of the petitioner's ineffective assistance of counsel claims was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-09-05
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's ineffective assistance of counsel claims was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, and thus denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-26
Federal habeas relief is denied because the state court's decisions were not contrary to, nor an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law, nor based on an unreasonable determination of the facts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-20
Jeffrey Allen Weddington II, incarcerated in the Florida penal system, sought federal habeas corpus relief challenging his 2017 state court conviction for sexual battery, domestic felony battery, and false imprisonment, but the federal district court denied relief on all four gro
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-18
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's claims 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.·
2025-08-18
The court held that the petitioner's trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to submit a written special jury instruction, as the standard instruction was sufficient and counsel's oral request was considered.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-05
The court held that the petitioner's claims are denied because they are either procedurally defaulted, not cognizable, or fail to meet the high bar for federal habeas relief under AEDPA.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-10
Kurt Van Zeeland, an inmate convicted of second-degree murder, sought federal habeas corpus relief arguing that his trial counsel was ineffective for misadvising him about a self-defense claim and for misrepresenting the sentence he would receive if he pleaded guilty. The distric
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-27
The court held that the petitioner is entitled to equitable tolling, making his federal habeas petition timely filed.
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The court held that the state court's rejection of the petitioner's double jeopardy claim was reasonable and not contrary to federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-30
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel was reasonable and not contrary to federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-13
The court held that the applicant's claims were meritless and did not warrant federal habeas corpus relief.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-08
The court held that the habeas corpus application was untimely and the actual innocence claim was not supported by credible evidence, thus denying relief.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-05
The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate that his counsel's performance was deficient or that he suffered prejudice, and that the state court's decisions were not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-11
The court held that the petitioner's claims were procedurally barred or failed to meet the Strickland standard for ineffective assistance of counsel, and thus federal habeas relief was denied.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-31
The court held that most of the applicant's claims were procedurally barred due to failure to exhaust state remedies, and the remaining claim lacked merit under AEDPA's deferential standard of review.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-13
Jacquan Vontel Shootes challenged his Florida conviction for two counts of aggravated assault and carrying a concealed firearm through a federal habeas petition, raising claims of ineffective assistance of counsel regarding jury instructions on self-defense, cross-examination str
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-12
The court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding that the state court's denial of the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-10
Terry Lequan Dixon challenged his state conviction for accessory after the fact on federal habeas corpus grounds, asserting that the evidence was insufficient, that the prosecutor improperly commented on his right to remain silent, and that his trial counsel was ineffective for f
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The court held that the applicant failed to show 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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Reinier Fundora-Martinez, an inmate convicted in Duval County state court of motor vehicle fraud and organized fraud offenses, sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising five grounds including claims of deficient performance by his trial counsel regarding failur
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The court held that the petitioner's claims were unexhausted, procedurally barred, or meritless, and thus denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus.