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

UMNIIDTEDDL ES TDAISTTERS IDCITS TORFI FCLTO CROIDURAT TAMPA DIVISION CHARLES NAPIER, Applicant, v. CASE NO. 8:21-cv-953-SDM-CPT SECRETARY, Department of Corrections, Respondent. ____________________________________/ ORDER Napier applies under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for a writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) and challenges his convictions for burglary and grand theft, for which Napier is imprisoned for fifteen years. Numerous exhibits support the response. (Doc. 6-2) The respondent asserts that one ground is procedurally barred. (Doc. 6 at 7–8) I. BACKGROUND1 At 11:00 P.M. on July 13, 2014, Marybelle…