Snell v. Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of Florida (Polk County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION KENNY SNELL, Petitioner, v. Case No. 8:21-cv-1709-TPB-UAM SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. __________________________________/ ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Kenny Snell, a Florida prisoner, timely filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 1). Having considered the petition, Respondent’s response in opposition (Doc. 10), and Snell’s reply (Doc. 12), the Court DENIES the petition. Background Snell and his girlfriend, Shaunah Patton, stole an 89-year-old…