Spears v. Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION GREGORY SPEARS, Petitioner, v. Case No.: 2:22-cv-532-SPC-NPM DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. / OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court is Petitioner Gregory Spears’ Petition Under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (Doc. 1). Spears challenges a conviction and 10-year prison sentence for assault and battery. Background The State of Florida charged Spears with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and battery, enhanced to a third-degree felony due to prior battery convictions.…