Wright v. Secretary, Department of Corrections
District Court, M.D. Florida
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…
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