Legal Opinion

Zayas-Acosta v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Polk County)

District Court, M.D. Florida

Decided March 7, 2024No. 8:20-cv-02793Unknown

1Opinion

UMNIIDTEDDL ES TDAISTTERS IDCITS TORFI FCLTO CROIDURAT TAMPA DIVISION GLEEN E. ZAYAS-ACOSTA, Applicant, v. CASE NO. 8:20-cv-2793-SDM-AAS SECRETARY, Department of Corrections, Respondent. ____________________________________/ ORDER Zayas-Acosta applies under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for a writ of habeas corpus (Docs. 1) and challenges his convictions for heroin trafficking, possession of drug paraphernalia, and resisting arrest without violence, for which Zayas-Acosta is imprisoned for twenty-five years. Numerous exhibits support the response. (Doc. 7-2) The respondent admits both that the application…

2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  5. Bell v. ConeSupreme Court of the United States · 2002

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