Ballone v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Polk County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION JAMES BALLONE, Applicant, v. CASE NO. 8:20-cv-2537-SDM-UAM SECRETARY, Department of Corrections, Respondent. ____________________________________/ ORDER Ballone applies under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for the writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) and challenges his convictions for a count of capital sexual battery involving a victim less than twelve, two counts of lewd molestation, a count of showing obscene material to a minor, and 263 counts of possession of child pornography, for which Ballone serves two consecutive sentences of life…