DEL VALLE
v.
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

S.D. Fla. | 2022-05-06
No. 14-CIV-20061
District Court, S.D. Florida (2022) Positive Treatment

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Holding

The court held that Petitioner's constitutional right to remain silent was not scrupulously honored, warranting a new trial, but claims of ineffective assistance of counsel were denied.


Facts & Procedural History

Petitioner sought a writ of habeas corpus, challenging his conviction. The Magistrate Judge recommended granting the petition in part and denying it i…

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Opinion of the Court

THIS MATTER is before the Court on Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Becerra’s Report and Recommendation (“Report”) (DE 67) on Luis Gustavo Del Valle’s (“Petitioner’s” or “Mr. Del Valle’s”) Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (the “Petition”).1 (DE 1.) No objections were filed to the Report, and the time to file objections has passed. See 11th Cir. R. 3-1; 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). The Report recommends the Court grant in part and deny in part the Petition. (DE 67 at 1, 51.) Upon a careful review of the Report, the Petition, and the record, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that: 1. Judge Becerra’s Report (DE 67) is AFFIRMED AND ADOPTED.

2. Mr. Del Valle’s Petition (DE1) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. The Petition is granted as to the request for a new trial because Mr. Del Valle’s constitutional right to remain silent was not scrupulously honored. See Michigan v. Mosley, 423 U.S. 96, 103–05 (1975); United States v. Muhammad, 196 F. App’x 882, 885–86 (11th Cir. 2006). Accordingly, Respondents are

3. The Clerk is ordered to CLOSE this case.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers in Miami, Florida, this 6th day of May, 2022.

KATHLEEW M. WILLIAMS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Footnotes
1 Petitioner also filed an Amended Petition (DE 35), which the Report concludes is procedurally defaulted. (DE 67 at 30.) Accordingly, only the Petition (DE 1) is considered. ordered to conduct a new trial consistent with this Order and the Report. The Petition is denied as to the assertions of ineffective assistance of counsel.

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