Williams v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Hillsborough County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION RICHARD WILLIAMS, Applicant, v. CASE NO. 8:22-cv-910-SDM-AEP SECRETARY, Department of Corrections, Respondent. ____________________________________/ ORDER Williams applies under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for the writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) and challenges his conviction for murder in the second degree, for which Williams is imprisoned for life with a minimum of twenty-five years. The respondent files a limited response (Doc. 10), which is supported by relevant parts of the state court record (“Respondent’s Exhibit”), and argues…