United States Eleventh Circuit - November 2009 Opinion Summaries

Hunter v. Ferrell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In habeas proceedings arising from a murder and robbery prosecution, dismissal of the habeas petition as untimely is vacated where petitioner's...

Hart v. Hodges

Civil Rights, Government Law
In an action against prosecutors and prison officials for violating plaintiff's constitutional rights by having him transferred from federal to state...

US v. Livesay

Criminal Law & Procedure, Securities Law, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
In a case arising from the huge accounting fraud conspiracy at HealthSouth Corporation, defendant's securities fraud sentence is vacated on appeal by...

Corey Airport Servs., Inc. v. DeCosta

Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Contracts, Government Law
In an action by an advertising display company claiming that defendants conspired to ensure that a competing bidder on a municipal project would be...

Pardo v. Sec'y., Fla. Dept. of Corr.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas matter, the denial of petitioner's petition is affirmed where: 1) the trial court was not required to hold a sua sponte hearing on...

US v. Brown

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendants' drug conspiracy convictions are affirmed where: 1) the fact that there was no evidence that defendants sold drugs to each other was not...

US v. Brown

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for failing to register in accordance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) is affirmed where: 1) sex...

US v. Harris

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's firearm possession sentence is affirmed where a conviction for eluding the police under Section 316.1935(3)(a) of Florida's penal code...

Hammond v. Hall

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a capital habeas matter, denial of the petition is affirmed where: 1) a witness's testimony about her criminal history was literally accurate; 2)...

Norfolk Southern Rwy. Co. v. Groves

Contracts, Transportation
In an action by a rail carrier against a warehouseman for penalties assessed for the undue detention of rail cars, summary judgment for defendant is...