Morris v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Hillsborough County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION DONTAE R. MORRIS, Petitioner, v. Case No. 8:21-cv-1393-MSS-AAS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. ________________________________/ O R D E R Morris petitions for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

and challenges his two convictions for first-degree murder for which the state court sentenced him to death. (Doc. 1) An earlier order directed the Respondent to address in separate responses the following issues in the following order: (1) the timeliness of the petition, (2) whether any claim is…