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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION SAMUEL BETANCOURT, Petitioner, v. Case No. 8:20-cv-709-KKM-CPT SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. _____________________________ ORDER Samuel Betancourt, a Florida prisoner, filed a pro se amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

in which he contends that he is actually innocent. (Doc. 17.) In the response, Respondent asserts that the petition should be dismissed as untimely. (Doc. 20.) In his reply, Betancourt contends, in the alternative to his claim of actual innocence, that he is…