Hearns v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Sarasota)

UMNIIDTEDDL ES TDAISTTERS IDCITS TORFI FCLTO CROIDURAT TAMPA DIVISION JOSHUA NICHOLAS HEARNS, Applicant, v. CASE NO. 8:21-cv-163-SDM-TGW SECRETARY, Department of Corrections, Respondent. ____________________________________/ ORDER Hearns applies under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for a writ of habeas corpus (Docs. 1) and challenges his conviction for conspiracy to traffic oxycodone, for which Hearns is imprisoned for twenty-five years. Numerous exhibits support the response. (Doc. 5-2) The respondent admits that the application is timely (Doc. 5 at 7–8) but asserts that some grounds are procedurally…