Bryant v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Polk County)

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION ROBERT RAY BRYANT, Petitioner, v. Case No. 8:23-cv-620-CEH-AAS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. / ORDER Petitioner, a Florida prisoner, initiated this action by filing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Doc. 1) and a memorandum in support (Doc. 2). Respondent filed a response opposing the petition (Doc. 6), to which Petitioner replied (Doc. 7). Upon consideration, the petition will be denied. I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY An Information charged Petitioner on January 27, 2017, with sexual battery on a…