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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943 F.2d 407·
4th Cir.·
1991-08-19
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The court held that the district court did not err in denying the habeas petition, affirming the denial of summary judgment on all grounds.
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929 F.2d 511·
9th Cir.·
1991-04-01
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The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's grant of habeas corpus, holding that the state trial court's failure to instruct the jury on the 'voluntary release' element of kidnapping was harmless error.
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918 F.2d 1198·
5th Cir.·
1990-12-12
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The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate ineffective assistance of counsel because the attorney's advice regarding parole eligibility was not deficient and the petitioner failed to show prejudice.
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921 F.2d 1359·
8th Cir.·
1990-12-12
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The dissenting judge holds that the district court correctly found Bolder's trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective for failing to present age and background mitigating evidence, and that post-conviction counsel was also ineffective.
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918 F.2d 1387·
9th Cir.·
1990-10-30
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A suspect's statement, "I have to get me a good lawyer, man. Can I make a phone call?", made during custodial interrogation, constitutes an unequivocal request for counsel, requiring cessation of all questioning.
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916 F.2d 1310·
8th Cir.·
1990-09-24
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The court held that the state court's factual finding that no deal existed between the prosecutor and a key witness was supported by the record and thus presumed correct, meaning no knowing use of perjured testimony occurred. The court also held that the defendant's waiver of Mir
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907 F.2d 589·
5th Cir.·
1990-08-07
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The court held that the petitioner was denied effective assistance of counsel because his attorney failed to investigate his mental health history, which likely impacted the outcome of his guilty plea.
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871 F.2d 1478·
9th Cir.·
1989-03-31
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The court held that a sentence of life without parole is unconstitutional under United States v. Jackson if it is imposed only on defendants who choose to go to trial rather than plead guilty. The court also held that the denial of a motion to change a plea and the admissibility
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852 F.2d 268·
7th Cir.·
1988-07-15
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The court held that despite a potentially suggestive pre-trial identification procedure, the victim's identification was sufficiently reliable under the totality of the circumstances to satisfy due process, and thus the habeas corpus writ should not have been granted.
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845 F.2d 165·
8th Cir.·
1988-04-21
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The court held that there was sufficient evidence to convict the appellant as an accomplice to capital murder and that the exclusion of his accomplice's hearsay declarations did not deprive him of due process.
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845 F.2d 1238·
4th Cir.·
1988-04-14
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The court held that the district court erred in granting a stay of execution because the petitioner's claims were successive, procedurally defaulted, and lacked substantial grounds for relief.
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834 F.2d 1366·
7th Cir.·
1987-12-04
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The court held that the petitioner received adequate Miranda warnings and voluntarily confessed, thus his Fifth Amendment rights were not violated.
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The court held that the appellant was not entitled to habeas relief because the state court's findings of competency and effective assistance of counsel were supported by the record, and an evidentiary hearing was not required.
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833 F.2d 663·
7th Cir.·
1987-11-09
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The court held that the district court correctly denied the habeas corpus petition because the state court's conviction was supported by sufficient evidence and the petitioner did not demonstrate a constitutional violation or the need for a federal evidentiary hearing.
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823 F.2d 387·
10th Cir.·
1987-07-07
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The court held that the jury's consideration of an unadmitted police report did not violate appellant's rights, nor did an impermissibly suggestive photographic identification, because under the totality of the circumstances, the identification was reliable.
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The court held that the jury was properly selected, the ineffective assistance of counsel claim was insufficient, and the use of psychiatric evidence did not violate the defendant's rights.
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800 F.2d 884·
9th Cir.·
1986-09-23
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State court findings on competency to waive counsel and the knowing and intelligent nature of that waiver, if fairly supported by the record, are entitled to a presumption of correctness in federal habeas proceedings.
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The court affirmed the denial of the habeas corpus petition, finding that any error in admitting incriminating statements was harmless and that the defendant's other claims regarding a fair trial and jury impartiality were without merit.
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752 F.2d 1142·
6th Cir.·
1985-01-21
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The court held that the evidence presented at trial was constitutionally sufficient to permit a rational trier of fact to find the appellant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, despite discrepancies in eyewitness identification.
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743 F.2d 306·
5th Cir.·
1984-10-09
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The court held that the Andersons are entitled to an evidentiary hearing to determine the sentencing judge's understanding of his sentencing discretion.
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738 F.2d 714·
5th Cir.·
1984-08-20
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The court held that the petitioner failed to overcome the presumption of correctness accorded to the state court's finding that his guilty plea was knowingly and voluntarily entered.
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723 F.2d 478·
6th Cir.·
1983-12-15
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The dissenting judge argues that the identification procedures were unnecessarily suggestive and created a substantial likelihood of irreparable misidentification, violating due process.
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The court held that the defendant's Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel was not violated by his trial attorney's actions or inactions.
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A federal court is not required to examine the trial transcript when a habeas petition alleges insufficiency of evidence if the petitioner does not challenge the state court's factual determinations or invoke exceptions to the presumption of correctness.
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671 F.2d 1218·
8th Cir.·
1982-03-11
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The court held that the petitioner had exhausted state remedies for direct appeal issues and affirmed the dismissal of ineffective assistance of counsel and jury selection claims.
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666 F.2d 424·
9th Cir.·
1982-01-25
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The district court erred by not independently reviewing the state court record or holding a hearing to determine if the relief granted for the broken plea agreement was constitutionally adequate.
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The court held that the majority opinion erred in vacating the state trial court judgment based on habeas corpus power.
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665 F.2d 900·
9th Cir.·
1981-12-28
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The court held that the district court erred by failing to conduct a de novo determination of the magistrate's report, as required by the Federal Magistrate's Act, before issuing a writ of habeas corpus.
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The federal court held that the state court's determination that the confession was voluntary was supported by the record and should not have been overturned.
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507 F.2d 105·
5th Cir.·
1975-01-22
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The district court's denial of habeas corpus relief must be vacated because it acted without reviewing the state trial transcript and failed to hold an evidentiary hearing.
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474 F.2d 1356·
3d Cir.·
1973-03-05
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The court held that the state suppression hearing was adequate and the trial court correctly determined the confession was voluntary, affirming the denial of habeas corpus.
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450 F.2d 181·
2d Cir.·
1971-11-01
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The court held that a confession obtained through deception, without other coercive circumstances, is not rendered involuntary under pre-Miranda law, and thus habeas corpus relief was properly denied.
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411 F.2d 558·
5th Cir.·
1969-05-23
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The court held that the district court did not err in denying the habeas corpus petition without an evidentiary hearing because the prisoner had not exhausted state remedies for most claims and the state court's findings on the interrogation claim were presumed correct.
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963 F.2d 1044·
7th Cir.·
1992-05-14
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The court held that the Des Plaines confession was voluntary and that the Batson claim was barred by Teague v. Lane because Powers v. Ohio announced a new rule.
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The court held that limiting cross-examination into a witness's potential deal with the state violated the Confrontation Clause and was not harmless error.
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832 F.2d 445·
7th Cir.·
1987-10-30
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The court, bound by habeas corpus rules, could not find the Indiana Supreme Court's findings clearly wrong, despite doubts about the identification evidence.
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693 F.2d 121·
11th Cir.·
1982-12-06
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The exclusion of a reliable confession, which was crucial to the defense, violated the defendant's due process rights, even if it was inadmissible hearsay under state law.
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Jefferson was convicted of felony murder in 1986 and sentenced to death by a Georgia jury, but on federal habeas review, the Eleventh Circuit found that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance during sentencing by failing to investigate his traumatic childhood head inju
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610 F. Supp. 2d 1323·
M.D. Fla.·
2009-03-26
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The Court held that the habeas petition was timely filed and that the petitioner's claims regarding the exclusion of evidence, use of privileged communications, and introduction of bad acts evidence were either not cognizable, unexhausted, procedurally barred, or without merit. F
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The court affirmed the denial of the habeas petition, holding that the petitioner knowingly and intelligently waived her right to conflict-free counsel and that the trial court's actions did not violate her due process rights.
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The court held that the district court did not err in denying the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, affirming the denial of relief on claims of jury discrimination, prosecutorial misconduct, inconsistent verdicts, and ineffective assistance of counsel.
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The court held that the district court erred in denying an evidentiary hearing on the claim that the defendant's nolo contendere plea was unconstitutional due to inadequate translation of the mens rea element of manslaughter, as the material facts were not adequately developed in
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The court held that confronting a suspect who has invoked their right to remain silent with their alleged partner in crime, after informing the suspect that the partner has confessed, constitutes interrogation under Miranda and Innis, unless the suspect was not informed of the co
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The court held that the admission of hypnotically influenced testimony, even if potentially unreliable, did not violate the defendant's constitutional rights given the safeguards employed and the victim's consistent testimony. Claims of prosecutorial misconduct, ineffective assis
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The Fourth Circuit held that the district court erred in granting habeas relief as to the penalty phase, reversing that decision, but affirmed the denial of relief as to the guilt phase. The court found no constitutional error in the admission of the confession, the search of the
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891 F.2d 1014·
2d Cir.·
1989-12-12
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The dissenting judge would reverse the district court's denial of habeas corpus, finding the admission of an unconstitutionally obtained tape recording was not harmless error.
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The court held that the trial court improperly violated the defendant's Sixth Amendment right to a public trial by excluding the public during a witness's testimony without adequate findings or consideration of alternatives.
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884 F.2d 849·
5th Cir.·
1989-10-03
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The court held that a rational trier of fact could find the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt, given the substantial agreement among witness accounts and the reasons to doubt the credibility of the defense's testimony.
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850 F.2d 894·
2d Cir.·
1988-06-20
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The court held that the totality of the circumstances, not just the presence of promises, determines confession voluntariness, and affirmed the denial of the habeas corpus petition.
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847 F.2d 211·
5th Cir.·
1988-06-16
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The court held that the identification procedure was unnecessarily suggestive and unreliable, violating due process, and affirmed the district court's grant of habeas corpus relief.