Nimshi L. Ivy v. Florida Department of Corrections

Nimshi L. Ivy, a Florida prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. After review, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

A. State Court Conviction

In Florida state court, Petitioner Ivy was charged with 2 counts of sexual battery on a person less than 12 years’ old, in violation of Fla. Stat. § 794.011(2)(a). The victim was Ivy’s daughter, who was seven years’ old when the incidents occurred.

At Ivy’s trial in 2006, the State represented that its only witness in the case was the victim, who was now eight years’ old. On direct examination, the…