Cozzens v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Pinellas County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION WILLIAM COZZENS Petitioner, v. Case No. 8:18-cv-1346-T-02JSS SECRETARY, Department of Corrections, Respondent. ______________________________________/ ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS William Cozzens petitions for the writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Dkt. 1) and challenges the validity of his state conviction for burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, for which conviction Mr. Cozzens serves thirty years imprisonment. The Respondent admits the petition’s timeliness. (Dkt. 6 at 7). Background and…