ELDER v. DIXON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PENSACOLA DIVISION RICHARD ELDER, Petitioner, v. Case No. 3:24cv115-TKW-HTC RICKY DIXON, Respondent. ________________________________/ REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Petitioner, Richard Elder, proceeding pro se, filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his conviction and sentence in Walton County Circuit Court Case No. 2014-CF-564. Doc. 1. After considering the petition, the record, the state’s response, Doc. 9, the record below, Doc. 11, and Elder’s reply, Doc. 16, the undersigned recommends the petition be DENIED without an…