Pierre v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 20-60760-CIV-ALTMAN JOSEPH PIERRE, Petitioner, v. RICKY D. DIXON, SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. ____________________________________/ ORDER Joseph Pierre was convicted in state court of attempting to murder his ex-wife. He’s now filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the constitutionality of his state-court conviction and sentence. See Petition [ECF No. 1]. After careful review, we DENY the Petition. THE FACTS The State of Florida charged Pierre by Information…