Roberts v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections (Pinellas County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION RICHARD A. ROBERTS, Petitioner, v. Case No. 8:21-cv-2745-WFJ-AAS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. / ORDER Richard A. Roberts, a Florida prisoner, timely filed an amended petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 11). Respondent filed a response opposing the amended petition. (Doc. 12). Mr. Roberts filed a reply. (Doc. 15). After careful review, the amended petition is DENIED. I. Background This case arises from Mr. Roberts’s sexual abuse of his stepdaughter, H.R., when she was…