Smith v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

UMNIIDTEDDL ES TDAISTTERS IDCITS TORFI FCLTO CROIDURAT TAMPA DIVISION OSCAR WESLEY SMITH, Applicant, v. CASE NO. 8:13-cv-1920-SDM-CPT SECRETARY, Department of Corrections, Respondent. ____________________________________/ ORDER Smith applies under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for the writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) and challenges his conviction for second-degree murder, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Numerous exhibits (“Respondent’s Exhibit __”) support the response. (Doc. 20) The respondent concedes both the application’s timeliness and the exhaustion of state remedies. (Doc. 11 at 6–7)…