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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION MATTHEW REID HINSON, Petitioner, v. Case No. 3:18-cv-1306-TJC-LLL SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Respondents. ________________________________ ORDER I. Status Petitioner, an inmate of the Florida penal system, is proceeding on a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Doc. 1). He challenges a state court (Duval County, Florida) judgment of conviction for second degree murder. Petitioner is serving life imprisonment. Respondents filed a Response (Doc. 7) with exhibits…