Hutchinson v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION CEDRIC R. HUTCHINSON, Petitioner, v. Case No. 8:17-cv-2893-T-KKM-SPF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. _______________________________/ ORDER Cedric R. Hutchinson filed a timely petition under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging his state convictions and sentence based on his trial counsel’s alleged failures. (Doc. 1). Having considered the Petition (id.), the supporting memorandum (Doc. 2), and supplement to the memorandum (Doc. 18); the Response (Doc. 7) and Appendix (Doc. 8, 9 & 10); and the reply (Doc. 13) and…