Cruz v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION JIMMY CRUZ, Petitioner, v. CASE NO. 8:17-cv-122-T-02AEP SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. _________________________________/ ORDER DENYING PETITION The Court has before it Petitioner’s habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. No hearing is necessary. The Court denies the petition and denies a certificate of appealability. Petitioner Jimmy Cruz entered into a negotiated guilty plea to manslaughter with a firearm, a reduced charge and agreed-upon 12-year prison sentence, followed by 10 years’…