Erickson v. Secretary for the Department of Corrections

Daniel Ray Erickson, a Florida inmate proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, Erickson challenges the state court’s jurisdiction and jury instructions. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

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This appeal involves three cases adjudicated in Florida state court. In the first case, No. 02-287, Erickson was convicted by a jury on December 16, 2003, for failing to register as a sex offender in Hernando County, Florida between September 19, 2001 and February 13, 2002, in violation of the Florida Sexual…