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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION TIMOTHY MATTHEW TOBITT, Applicant, v. Case No. 8:20-cv-1841-TPB-JSS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. ________________________________/ ORDER Timothy Matthew Tobitt, a Florida prisoner, timely filed an application for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 1.) Upon consideration of the application, the memorandum in support (Doc. 2), the response in opposition (Doc. 8), and Tobitt’s reply (Doc. 11), the Court denies the application. Background A state court jury convicted Tobitt of one count of…