Belle v. Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION DAVID BELLE, Applicant, v. Case No. 8:18-cv-629-KKM-SPF SECRETARY, Department of Corrections, Respondent. ____________________________________/ ORDER David Belle, through counsel, applies for habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his conviction for attempted lewd or lascivious molestation of a child under the age of twelve and his sentence of imprisonment for eleven years. (Doc. 1). Respondent concedes that the petition is timely and that the ground for relief is exhausted (Doc. 13 at 4, 7), but correctly…