Brant v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION CHARLES GROVER BRANT, Petitioner, v. CASE NO. 8:16-cv-2601-KKM-JSS DEATH CASE SECRETARY, Department of Corrections, Respondent. ____________________________________ ORDER Charles Grover Brant was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in state court. (Doc. 1.) Brant unsuccessfully appealed his sentence to the Florida Supreme Court and unsuccessfully applied for state postconviction relief. ( ) Brant now challenges his conviction and his sentence of death under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d). ( ) Because the state courts’…