Delacruz v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Manatee County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION MILTON DELACRUZ, Petitioner, v. Case No. 8:20-cv-617-WFJ-AEP SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. / ORDER Mr. Delacruz, a Florida prisoner, initiated this action by filing a petition for the writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Doc. 1). Respondent filed a response (Doc. 10), to which Mr. Delacruz replied (Doc. 14). Upon consideration, the petition is denied. I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Mr. Delacruz and a co-defendant were charged with trafficking in cocaine (Doc. 11-2, Ex. 1 at docket p. 63).…