3,651 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 2,273 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort
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215 F.2d 512·
9th Cir.·
1954-08-13
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The court held that the federal district court lacked jurisdiction because the petitioner had not exhausted his state remedies, specifically by failing to petition the California state courts for a writ of habeas corpus.
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214 F.2d 712·
10th Cir.·
1954-08-02
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The court held that the petitioner's guilty pleas admitted the facts charged, and the counts in the indictment charged separate and distinct offenses, thus the sentences were not void.
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205 F.2d 228·
7th Cir.·
1953-06-23
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The court held that the Attorney General did not abuse his discretion in denying bail to the appellant, and the government acted within its sound discretion.
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205 F.2d 294·
2d Cir.·
1953-06-04
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The court held that a common law writ of error coram nobis is the appropriate remedy to challenge the validity of a federal conviction, not a writ of habeas corpus in this instance.
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195 F.2d 209·
9th Cir.·
1952-03-13
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A state prisoner seeking federal habeas corpus relief must apply for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court as part of exhausting state remedies, even if the state court denied the petition without opinion.
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193 F.2d 389·
9th Cir.·
1951-12-14
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The court held that a petitioner cannot challenge an erroneous fine via habeas corpus after it has been partially collected, nor can they challenge their absence from a sentence modification proceeding that was favorable to them. Furthermore, the issue of jury composition was wai
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192 F.2d 676·
4th Cir.·
1951-11-27
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A petition for a writ of habeas corpus was properly denied because the remedy under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 was not shown to be inadequate or ineffective.
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191 F.2d 815·
8th Cir.·
1951-10-09
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183 F.2d 581·
10th Cir.·
1950-07-26
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The court held that a writ of habeas corpus must be denied if there is no evidence that the prosecution knowingly used perjured testimony to obtain a conviction.
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175 F.2d 495·
2d Cir.·
1949-06-16
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The court held that the denial of the petition for a writ of habeas corpus was correct because the appellant was properly indicted and his constitutional rights were not violated.
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172 F.2d 301·
9th Cir.·
1949-01-19
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The court held that a habeas corpus petition cannot be used as a substitute for a direct appeal when the petitioner had the opportunity to appeal a conviction.
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165 F.2d 576·
7th Cir.·
1948-01-05
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A guilty plea obtained by trickery or coercion is invalid and does not waive the right to challenge the conviction.
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165 F.2d 249·
D.C. Cir.·
1947-12-29
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The court held that the petition for writ of habeas corpus, when amplified by the appellate brief, stated sufficient grounds to warrant further proceedings in the lower court.
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163 F.2d 822·
6th Cir.·
1947-10-22
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The court held that the petition for a writ of habeas corpus must be denied due to procedural deficiencies and lack of merit.
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163 F.2d 732·
3d Cir.·
1947-09-16
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The court held that the sentencing judge's recommendation against deportation, made pursuant to Section 19 of the Immigration Act of 1917, is binding on the Attorney General when the crime was committed within the United States prior to the alien's entry, even if the alien admitt
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159 Fla. 185·
Fla.·
1947-06-24
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Jesse Mowery petitioned for habeas corpus challenging his life sentence under Florida's Baumes Law (habitual offender statute) as a fourth felony offender. The Florida Supreme Court held that one of his prior convictions did not qualify as a predicate offense because it was not s
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160 F.2d 950·
9th Cir.·
1947-03-19
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The court held that the petition, despite lacking precision, contained sufficient allegations to require a hearing.
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158 F.2d 281·
5th Cir.·
1946-10-25
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The court held that a writ of habeas corpus cannot address the lawfulness of a potential future imprisonment under a separate sentence.
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157 F.2d 659·
9th Cir.·
1946-10-19
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The court held that a prisoner's claim of an appellate court misstating facts, when those facts supported the appellate court's legal conclusion, does not constitute a denial of due process cognizable in habeas corpus. The court also found the challenge to the Indeterminate Sente
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The court held that a state prisoner's claim that he was denied due process by the lack of appointed counsel was not grounds for habeas corpus relief when the prisoner had competently and intelligently waived his right to counsel under state law, and the state court had already a
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153 F.2d 328·
7th Cir.·
1946-02-13
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The court held that the district court properly denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, affirming the judgment.
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The court held that a prior decision of the Supreme Court did not invalidate the indictment, as the facts presented were distinguishable.
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148 F.2d 278·
6th Cir.·
1945-04-10
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The court held that the district court correctly denied the writ of habeas corpus because the appellant was competent when pleading guilty and was not subjected to cruel and inhuman treatment.
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147 F.2d 225·
3d Cir.·
1945-01-17
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The court held that it could not issue a supplemental mandate to compel disclosure of grand jury witnesses because the prior appeal was dismissed as moot and did not address that issue.
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141 F.2d 7·
10th Cir.·
1944-02-18
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The court held that the trial court's findings were not clearly erroneous and were supported by evidence, affirming the discharge of the writ of habeas corpus.
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135 F.2d 981·
8th Cir.·
1943-06-09
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The court held that the Supreme Court's decision rendered the current appeals moot, requiring reversal and dismissal.
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128 F.2d 15·
10th Cir.·
1942-05-11
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The court held that the petitioner was not denied effective assistance of counsel, as evidence showed he waived his right to counsel.
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121 F.2d 959·
9th Cir.·
1941-07-18
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The court held that the petitioner's application for a writ of habeas corpus is without merit and cannot be granted.
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The Florida Supreme Court held that Miami's city ordinance regulating liquor licenses conflicted with state law (Chapter 16774, Acts of 1935) and was therefore invalid. The petitioner was arrested for operating a liquor business without paying the city license tax required under
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In a habeas corpus proceeding, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed the Circuit Court's judgment remanding a petitioner to the County Court for correction of an allegedly defective judgment. The Court held that while habeas corpus may test the legality of commitment, remand for cor
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In a habeas corpus proceeding, Bill Young challenged the validity of the criminal information filed by an assistant county solicitor on the grounds that the Florida Constitution required the prosecuting attorney to file all information. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the deni
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93 Fla. 291·
Fla.·
1927-02-18
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Rufus Chesser, convicted of murder and sentenced to death, petitioned for habeas corpus claiming he had become insane after conviction. The Florida Supreme Court denied the petition but established the proper procedure for raising post-conviction insanity claims: application to t
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L.A. Peek challenged his conviction for maintaining a nuisance in West Palm Beach's municipal court, arguing the court lacked legal existence because its judge was appointed by the city commission rather than elected by voters. The Florida Supreme Court upheld the municipal court
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Edgar C. Frady sought a supersedeas (stay) of a circuit court order denying him bail while held on a murder indictment. The Florida Supreme Court denied the application, holding that granting a supersedeas would improperly reverse the lower court's bail determination before the w
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The Florida Supreme Court reversed a lower court's decision denying a writ of habeas corpus, holding that the law under which the petitioner was convicted was unconstitutional. This decision effectively discharged the petitioner from custody.
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The Florida Supreme Court held that a writ of error to review a habeas corpus judgment is discretionary and requires a petition detailing the case, not just a motion. This clarifies the procedural requirements for seeking such a writ.
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2025 WL 3713982·
M.D. Fla.·
2026-01-12
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Walver Daniel Vilorio Moncada, an immigration detainee, filed a habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 challenging his detention at Glades County Detention Center on Fifth Amendment Due Process grounds, claiming he was denied a bond hearing. The court dismissed the petitio
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2025 WL 2432501·
M.D. Fla.·
2025-12-16
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The court held that the plaintiff's release from custody moots his habeas corpus petition, and that a habeas petition is not the proper vehicle for civil rights claims.
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421 So. 3d 399·
Fla.·
2025-07-08
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Michael Bernard Bell, convicted of two first-degree murders in 1993 and sentenced to death, appealed the denial of his successive motion for postconviction relief, which raised claims of newly discovered evidence in the form of Brady and Giglio violations based on alleged witness
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The court held that the petitioner's sole remaining habeas claim is procedurally defaulted and barred from federal review.
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Kervin Moreno Mujica filed a federal habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 while his direct appeal was still pending in state court. The district court dismissed the petition as premature because Mujica had not exhausted his state court remedies, specifically his direct a
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A habeas corpus petition based on appellate counsel's alleged ineffectiveness for failing to raise trial counsel's ineffectiveness claims lacks merit when the underlying ineffectiveness claim was already squarely rejected on direct appeal.
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Fla. 2d DCA·
2023-04-26
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A first appearance judge assigned to one case lacks authority to revoke pretrial release conditions in a separate case assigned to another judge unless specifically authorized by the judge who initially set the bail.
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2023-03-22
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A claim that the sentencing court misunderstood its sentencing options is not cognizable under rule 3.800(a) and, on the merits, mandatory minimum sentences under the 10-20-Life statute must be imposed consecutively when qualifying offenses were committed during separate criminal
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34 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 307·
Fla. 3d DCA·
2023-02-01
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A petition for writ of habeas corpus may not be used to challenge the legality of a conviction or serve as a substitute for a rule 3.850 motion for postconviction relief.
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328 So. 3d 396·
Fla. 1st DCA·
2022-07-13
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The court held that a motion for reconsideration must identify manifest errors of law or fact, and that a motion for appointment of federal habeas counsel requires exhaustion of state remedies, with limited exceptions not met here.
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2022-06-22
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A juvenile petitioner challenges his continued home detention beyond twenty-one days after being found incompetent to proceed, arguing the trial court lacks authority for such extension. The court holds that Florida Statute § 985.26(4)(a) provides authority for extended detention