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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION THOMAS BRETT KIERCE, Petitioner, v. Case No. 8:23-cv-1174-KKM-LSG SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. ___________________________________ ORDER Thomas Brett Kierce, a Florida prisoner, timely1 filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his state-court convictions for armed false imprisonment, robbery with a deadly weapon, and armed burglary. (Docs. 1, 1-1.) Having considered the petition, (id.), the response in opposition, (Doc. 7), and the reply, (Doc. 8), the petition is…