Thomas v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION WILLIAM GREGORY THOMAS, Petitioner, v. Case No.: 3:17-cv-661-TJC-PDB SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Respondents. ORDER I. Status On June 9, 2017, Petitioner, through counsel, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Doc. 1) and a Memorandum of Law (Doc. 2). In 1994, after entering a plea of guilty, Petitioner was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his mother.1 He challenges his conviction on one ground: he was denied due process because the state…