Hawkins v. State

The petitioner in this case is a former correctional officer who was convicted of sexual battery on an inmate and introduction of contraband. The petitioner’s judgment and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal by this court in 2011. See Hawkins v. State, 68 So.3d 237 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011). Since the affirmance of the *1284petitioner’s judgment and sentence, he has brought five habeas corpus petitions attempting to collaterally attack the judgment and sentence. This is the fifth such petition; the four prior petitions have all been dismissed. See Hawkins v. State, 151 So.3d 494 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014);…