Thomas v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION WILLIAM GREG THOMAS, Petitioner, v. Case No.: 3:17-cv-662-TJC-JBT SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Respondents. ORDER Petitioner William Greg Thomas is a Florida prisoner convicted and sentenced to death for kidnapping and murdering his wife (“the wife-murder”). Thomas v. State,

693 So. 2d 951, 951

(Fla. 1997) (“Thomas I”).1 This case is about his second Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

as it relates to the wife-murder. (Doc. 1, “Second Petition.”)2 Petitioner raises two 1…