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Waters v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections (Duval County)

District Court, M.D. Florida

Decided April 26, 2024No. 3:21-cv-00580Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION JAMES ROBERT WATERS, Petitioner, v. Case No. 3:21-cv-580-MMH-PDB SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Respondents. ___________________________________ ORDER I. Status Petitioner James Robert Waters, an inmate of the Florida penal system, initiated this action by filing a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Petition; Doc. 1).1 In the Petition, Waters challenges a 2013 state court (Duval County, Florida) judgment of conviction for manslaughter and possession of a firearm by a…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Houston v. LackSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Tennard v. Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions DivisionSupreme Court of the United States · 2004

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