Hoffmann v.Secretary, Department of Corrections (Polk County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION CHESTER HOFFMANN, Petitioner, v. CASE NO. 8:19-cv-1775-TPB-AEP SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. _____________________________________/ ORDER DENYING AMENDED PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Chester Hoffmann petitions (Doc. 16) under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for a writ of habeas corpus and challenges his state court convictions for attempted second- degree murder with a weapon, witness tampering, and battery. The Respondent argues (Doc. 14) that some grounds are procedurally barred and that all remaining grounds…