Penton v. Secretary, Department of Corrections(Pasco County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION GARY PENTON, Petitioner, v. Case No. 8:22-cv-903-CEH-CPT SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. _____________________________/ ORDER Petitioner, a Florida prisoner, initiated this action by filing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Petition) (Doc. 1). Respondent opposes the Petition (Doc. 7). Upon consideration, the Petition will be denied. I. BACKGROUND AND RELEVANT PROCEDURAL HISTORY Petitioner was charged with robbery (Doc. 7-2, Ex. 2).1 On the day of the robbery, Petitioner gave the…