No. 25-6581

Michael David Dunn v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-14
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: AEDPA criminal-procedure federal-review habeas-corpus self-defense sufficiency-of-evidence
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

What is the standard of review for a federal habeas court for analyzing a sufficiency-of-the-evidence claim under the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. What is the standard of review for a federal habeas court for analyzing a sufficiency-of-the evidence claim under the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA)? 2. Does analysis of a claim pursuant to Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 318-19 (1979), under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1) permit a federal habeas court to: A) Consider defendant ’s testimony rebutted if said testimony was never affirmatively disputed by any state witness? B) Reject the defendant ’s version of events when it is in harmony with the evidence and expert testimony? C) Accept the state ’s witness version of events when it is unsupported by physical evidence and expert testimony? 3. What is the standard of review for a federal habeas court for analyzing whether a defendant who claims self-defense may be prosecuted for firing too many shots at his assailant under Plumhoff v. Rickard, 134 S.Ct. 2012, 188 L.Ed.2d 1056, 572 U.S. 765 (2014)?

Docket Entries

2026-01-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-22
Waiver of right of respondent Dixon, Sec., FL DOC, et al. to respond filed.
2026-01-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 13, 2026)

Attorneys

Dixon, Sec., FL DOC, et al.
Sonya Roebuck HorbeltOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Sonya Roebuck HorbeltOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Michael D. Dunn
Michael David Dunn — Petitioner
Michael David Dunn — Petitioner