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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.·
2020-01-27
The court held that the petitioner is not entitled to federal habeas corpus relief because the state court's decisions were not contrary to, nor an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law and were based on reasonable determinations of fact.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-01-27
Steve Anderson, an inmate serving a life sentence for first-degree murder and carrying a concealed firearm, sought federal habeas relief challenging his 2009 state court convictions, raising claims including judicial bias during jury selection, insufficient evidence for the firea
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-01-21
William Carson Merrill challenged his Florida manslaughter with a firearm conviction through federal habeas corpus, raising seven grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel claims under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments. The district court applied the strict deferential stand
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-12-17
The federal court denied a state prisoner's habeas corpus petition because the state court's rejection of his claims regarding sentencing enhancements was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-12-06
The federal court denied the petition for writ of habeas corpus, finding that the state court's adjudication of the petitioner's claims was not contrary to, nor an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law and was not based on an unreasonable determination of t
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-12-06
Shuron Antwoune Hester filed a federal habeas petition challenging his Florida conviction for sexual battery and lewd or lascivious molestation of a child. The District Court denied the petition, finding that several claims were procedurally barred due to insufficient exhaustion
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-11-26
The federal court denied the habeas petition because the state court's denial of the ineffective assistance of counsel claim was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, nor based on an unreasonable factual determination.
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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
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-10-28
James Curry, an inmate convicted of armed robbery in Florida state court, filed a federal habeas petition challenging his conviction based on six grounds of ineffective assistance of trial counsel, including claims that counsel failed to raise Brady violations regarding a missing
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-10-17
The court held that the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel lack merit, and he is not entitled to federal habeas relief.
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-10-15
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.
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-10-10
The court held that the state court's denial of the motion to suppress was not contrary to federal law and that the sentencing court's consideration of the timing of the defendant's remorse did not violate due process.
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-09-23
Terry Ragland was convicted of second-degree murder and attempted armed robbery in the 2010 murder of a robbery victim. The federal district court denied Ragland's habeas petition challenging his conviction on grounds of ineffective assistance of trial counsel, finding that each
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-09-23
Efrain Camarill Cruz, a Mexican citizen convicted in 2013 of soliciting a minor and traveling to meet a minor for illegal sexual conduct, filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging his guilty plea on grounds that he was mentally incompetent, his counsel was ineffective, a
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-09-06
The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate that his counsel's performance was deficient or that any alleged deficiencies prejudiced his defense, and therefore denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-09-03
The court held that most of the applicant's claims were procedurally barred from federal review due to failure to properly present them in state court. The remaining claim of ineffective assistance of counsel was denied as the state court's decision was not contrary to or an unre
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-08-15
The court held that the petitioner's claims were not cognizable on federal habeas review or were waived by his voluntary plea, and that the state court's factual findings were entitled to deference.
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776 F. Supp. 2d 1293·
N.D. Fla.·
2011-03-07
The district court adopted the magistrate judge's report and recommendation, denying the petition for writ of habeas corpus.
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612 F. Supp. 2d 1209·
M.D. Fla.·
2009-03-25
The court held that while petitioner's counsel's performance was deficient, it did not prejudice the outcome, thus denying habeas relief.
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591 F. Supp. 2d 1245·
M.D. Fla.·
2008-05-14
The court held that the Florida Parole Commission did not abuse its discretion in revoking Petitioner's conditional release supervision, as it accepted the hearing examiner's findings of guilt and acted within its statutory authority.
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622 F. Supp. 2d 1242·
M.D. Fla.·
2008-04-23
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel was not contrary to federal law and was based on reasonable factual determinations, thus denying the petition for writ of habeas corpus.
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386 F. Supp. 2d 1231·
M.D. Fla.·
2005-09-06
The court found that the state court's adjudication of the ineffective assistance of counsel claim was not contrary to federal law, an unreasonable application of federal law, or based on an unreasonable determination of facts.
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373 F. Supp. 2d 1323·
M.D. Fla.·
2005-06-20
The court held that most of the petitioner's claims were procedurally barred, failed to meet the standards for federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d), or were based on state law issues not cognizable in federal habeas corpus.
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The court held that a pro se prisoner's petition for writ of habeas corpus is not deemed filed until it is received by the clerk of court, and mailing it on the last day of the limitation period does not constitute timely filing. Furthermore, the court found that the petitioner h
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999 F.2d 1160·
7th Cir.·
1993-07-26
The court held that the district court did not err in denying the habeas petition without an evidentiary hearing, as the state court post-conviction proceedings adequately addressed the ineffective assistance of counsel claim.
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995 F.2d 833·
8th Cir.·
1993-06-14
The court held that the district court properly denied the habeas corpus petition because the petitioner procedurally defaulted on most claims and the remaining claims lacked merit or were based on state law errors.
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994 F.2d 1324·
8th Cir.·
1993-06-07
The court held that the trial court's decision to allow a potentially biased juror was supported by the record and that the exclusion of certain evidence did not violate due process. However, the district court erred in applying the concurrent sentence doctrine to dismiss a habea
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A federal court on habeas review may consider a confession admitted at trial, even if a state appellate court later held it inadmissible under state law, provided its admission did not violate federal constitutional standards.
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991 F.2d 324·
6th Cir.·
1993-04-15
The court held that the state court's finding that the petitioner's guilty plea was voluntary and intelligent should be presumed correct, despite language difficulties and temporary contradictions in the plea colloquy.
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The Ninth Circuit vacated and remanded the district court's denial of habeas relief, finding a potential conflict with prior precedent regarding juror misconduct. The court held that a remand was necessary for a factual determination of whether a juror had informed others of the
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986 F.2d 1506·
6th Cir.·
1993-03-01
The court held that the district court properly issued a conditional writ of habeas corpus and stay, as there was constitutionally insufficient evidence to support the state court's 1988 recommitment of the petitioner.
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985 F.2d 456·
9th Cir.·
1993-02-02
The court held that where the record is ambiguous regarding the trial court's evaluation of a prosecutor's race-neutral explanations for peremptory strikes, a federal court must defer to the state appellate court's factual findings.
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983 F.2d 872·
8th Cir.·
1993-01-08
The court held that state laws requiring corroboration of accomplice testimony do not raise constitutional issues for federal habeas review, and that the evidence was sufficient to meet federal constitutional standards for guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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The court held that the habeas petitioner's incriminating statements were voluntarily made and not obtained in violation of Miranda, as she was not in custody during the interviews.
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982 F.2d 335·
9th Cir.·
1992-12-10
The court held that the evidence was insufficient to support a finding beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant intended to aid in the killing that occurred.
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The court affirmed the denial of the habeas petition, finding no constitutional violation regarding ex parte jury communications, state suppression of evidence, or ineffective assistance of counsel.
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The court held that the petitioner's counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to adequately investigate and present independent psychiatric evidence regarding the petitioner's mental state during the penalty phase of his capital murder trial.
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977 F.2d 339·
7th Cir.·
1992-10-09
The dissenting judge would reverse the denial of the writ of habeas corpus and discharge the petitioners.
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The court held that the evidence was insufficient to prove that the defendant used physical force to resist apprehension immediately after a misdemeanor theft, entitling him to habeas relief.
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965 F.2d 1453·
7th Cir.·
1992-06-25
The court held that the district court did not err in denying the habeas corpus petition, affirming the denial of an evidentiary hearing and upholding the conviction and sentence.
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966 F.2d 897·
4th Cir.·
1992-06-10
The court held that the state courts' denial of Bush's habeas petition rested on an adequate and independent state ground, specifically Bush's procedural default in failing to object to the alibi instruction at trial.
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963 F.2d 1062·
8th Cir.·
1992-05-05
The court held that a habeas petitioner is barred from contesting identification testimony resulting from an allegedly unlawful arrest if they had a full and fair opportunity to litigate the issue in state court. The exclusion of defense witnesses did not violate Sixth Amendment
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The court held that the jury instructions did not improperly shift the burden of proof to the defendant and that sufficient evidence supported the conviction.
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961 F.2d 1358·
8th Cir.·
1992-04-16
The court held that the district court did not err in denying the petition for a writ of habeas corpus because the appellant failed to prove his claims of perjury, improper admission of prior bad acts testimony, judicial misconduct, and Fifth Amendment violations.
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954 F.2d 581·
9th Cir.·
1992-01-23
The court held that the petitioner's Sixth Amendment right to confrontation was not violated by the admission of a witness's prior sworn deposition testimony, as the prosecution made a good-faith effort to secure the witness's attendance and she was properly declared unavailable.
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The court held that a prisoner's belief that supernatural intervention will prevent his execution does not render him incompetent to be executed under the Ford v. Wainwright standard.
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946 F.2d 1340·
8th Cir.·
1991-10-09
The court held that the prosecutor's conduct, while reprehensible, was not intended to provoke the defendant into moving for a mistrial, thus double jeopardy does not bar retrial.
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943 F.2d 889·
8th Cir.·
1991-09-05
The court held that the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction and that the admission of the defendant's notes did not violate due process.
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941 F.2d 647·
8th Cir.·
1991-08-01
The court held that any error in instructing the jury on an alternative theory of first-degree murder was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt, and other claims lacked merit.