Legal Opinion

Wright v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

District Court, M.D. Florida

Decided August 19, 2020No. 8:17-cv-00974Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION TAVARES J. WRIGHT, Petitioner, v. Case. No: 8:17-cv-974-T-02TGW SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. _____________________________/ ORDER DENYING AMENDED PETITION Tavares Wright received two death sentences for two murders during a crime spree in Polk County in 2000. He files this petition for relief from those sentences under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Court has before it Wright’s amended petition and memorandum in support, Docs. 36, 37, and 38, the State’s response, Doc. 42, and Wright’s reply, Doc. 46. With the…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  5. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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