Osterhoudt v. Secretary, Department of Corrections(Hernando County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION ALAN OSTERHOUDT, Applicant, v. CASE NO. 8:18-cv-2438-SDM-TGW SECRETARY, Department of Corrections, Respondent. ____________________________________/ ORDER Osterhoudt, through retained counsel, applies (Doc. 1) under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for the writ of habeas corpus and challenges his conviction for manslaughter, for which Osterhoudt is imprisoned for thirty years. Numerous exhibits (“Respondent’s Exhibit”) support the response. (Doc. 5) The application alleges a single ground, which the respondent correctly argues lacks merit.…