Timothy Sneed v. Florida Department of Corrections

Timothy Sneed, a Florida state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. He argues that the state court erred in rejecting his claims that: (1) his amended information was invalid; (2) his speedy trial rights were violated; (8) his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to adequately object to the State’s use of peremptory strikes to remove black prospective jurors and failing to preserve the issue for appeal; (4) his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the exclusion of homosexuals from the venire and petit jury;…